What part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2018 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of seats
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rwanda
|
63.8 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Cuba
|
55.7 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Nicaragua
|
54.9 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Bolivia
|
50.8 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Mexico
|
50.2 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Andorra
|
50 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
United Arab Emirates
|
50 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 8 |
Costa Rica
|
49.1 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Iceland
|
46 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Australia
|
46 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Monaco
|
45.8 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
New Zealand
|
45.5 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Finland
|
45.5 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Ecuador
|
45 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Sweden
|
45 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
South Africa
|
44.9 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Cabo Verde
|
44.4 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Spain
|
44.3 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Denmark
|
43.6 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Netherlands
|
43.3 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Namibia
|
42.3 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Ethiopia
|
41.9 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Peru
|
41.5 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Belgium
|
41.3 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Argentina
|
41.2 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Senegal
|
41.2 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Dominica
|
40.6 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
United Kingdom
|
40.5 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Norway
|
40.2 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Burundi
|
39.6 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Moldova
|
39.6 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Tanzania
|
39.5 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
North Macedonia
|
39.2 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Angola
|
39.1 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Switzerland
|
39 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Armenia
|
38.3 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Mozambique
|
38.3 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Uzbekistan
|
38 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Dominican Republic
|
37.4 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Serbia
|
37.2 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
France
|
36.2 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Guyana
|
36.1 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Portugal
|
35.7 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Slovenia
|
35.6 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Austria
|
35.5 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Timor-Leste
|
35.4 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Albania
|
35 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Luxembourg
|
35 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 49 |
San Marino
|
35 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 50 |
Uganda
|
34.1 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Belarus
|
33.9 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Cameroon
|
33.9 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Chile
|
33.5 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Chad
|
33.5 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Czechia
|
33.5 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
33.3 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Croatia
|
33.1 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Nepal
|
33.1 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Italy
|
32.8 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Germany
|
32.4 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
South Sudan
|
32.4 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Singapore
|
32.3 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Venezuela
|
32.1 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Liechtenstein
|
32 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
El Salvador
|
31.7 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Vietnam
|
31.4 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Suriname
|
31.4 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Uruguay
|
31.3 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Poland
|
31.3 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Grenada
|
31.3 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
31.3 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 72 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
31 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Latvia
|
31 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 74 |
Sudan
|
30.5 | 2018 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Canada
|
30.3 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Jamaica
|
30.2 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Zimbabwe
|
30.1 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Mali
|
30.1 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Honduras
|
29.7 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Guinea
|
29.6 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Sierra Leone
|
29.5 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Colombia
|
29.4 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Malta
|
29.1 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
United States
|
28.9 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Estonia
|
28.7 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Tajikistan
|
28.6 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Lithuania
|
28.4 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Philippines
|
28.3 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Montenegro
|
27.2 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Afghanistan
|
27 | 2021 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Egypt
|
26.8 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Barbados
|
26.7 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Benin
|
26.6 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
China
|
26.5 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Seychelles
|
26.5 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Djibouti
|
26.2 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Turkmenistan
|
25.6 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Iraq
|
25.5 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Mongolia
|
25.4 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Ireland
|
25.3 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Bulgaria
|
25 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Lesotho
|
25 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 103 |
Palau
|
25 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 104 |
Morocco
|
24.3 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Israel
|
24.2 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
23.8 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Paraguay
|
23.8 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Kenya
|
23.4 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Slovakia
|
23.3 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Mauritania
|
23.3 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Greece
|
22.9 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Romania
|
22.4 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Eritrea
|
22 | 2019 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Laos
|
22 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Indonesia
|
21.9 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Panama
|
21.7 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Eswatini
|
21.6 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Gabon
|
21.6 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Malawi
|
21.4 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Micronesia
|
21.4 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 121 |
Ukraine
|
21.2 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Bangladesh
|
20.9 | 2023 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Azerbaijan
|
20.8 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
South Korea
|
20.3 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Bahrain
|
20 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Guatemala
|
20 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 127 |
Türkiye
|
19.9 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Saudi Arabia
|
19.9 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Thailand
|
19.6 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Niger
|
19.6 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Jordan
|
19.6 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
19 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Somalia
|
19 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Bahamas
|
18.4 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Kazakhstan
|
18.4 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Burkina Faso
|
18.3 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Comoros
|
18.2 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Brazil
|
18.1 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Mauritius
|
17.9 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
North Korea
|
17.6 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Pakistan
|
17 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Georgia
|
16.8 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Libya
|
16.5 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Russia
|
16.4 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Tunisia
|
15.8 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Japan
|
15.7 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Hungary
|
15.6 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Myanmar
|
15.3 | 2021 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Togo
|
15 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Zambia
|
15 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Republic of the Congo
|
14.6 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Ghana
|
14.5 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
14.5 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 154 |
Cyprus
|
14.3 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Madagascar
|
14.1 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
India
|
13.8 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Cambodia
|
13.6 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Malaysia
|
13.5 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
13.4 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
13.3 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
12.8 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Belize
|
12.5 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Marshall Islands
|
12.1 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
11.4 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Central African Republic
|
11.4 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 166 |
Kiribati
|
11.1 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Liberia
|
11 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Nauru
|
10.5 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Saint Lucia
|
10.5 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 170 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
9.8 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Samoa
|
9.8 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 172 |
Sri Lanka
|
9.8 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Fiji
|
9.1 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Botswana
|
9 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Gambia
|
8.6 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Algeria
|
7.9 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Lebanon
|
6.3 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Qatar
|
6.1 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Solomon Islands
|
6 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
5.6 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Syria
|
4.9 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Iran
|
4.9 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Bhutan
|
4.3 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Nigeria
|
4.2 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Tonga
|
3.8 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Maldives
|
3.2 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Kuwait
|
3.1 | 2023 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Papua New Guinea
|
2.7 | 2025 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Haiti
|
2.5 | 2019 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Vanuatu
|
1.9 | 2025 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Oman
|
0 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Tuvalu
|
0 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 193 |
Yemen
|
0 | 2025 | 191 |
The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.
What part of the ministerial posts in a country are held by women.
Labor 2007–2025 Firms with female top managersWhat part of the firms in a country are run by women — from enterprise surveys.
Indexes 1990–2023 Gender inequality indexA composite measure of inequality between the sexes: health, representation and labor market participation.
Labor 1990–2025 Female labor force participation rateThe share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.