Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Equatorial Guinea

Women in parliament in Equatorial Guinea in 2025 — 31%. Ranked 71 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 22.3 pp.

2025 31% −1 pp vs 2024
World rank 71of 184
Period maximum 32%2024
Period minimum 5%1999

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Equatorial Guinea, 1997–202501020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 8.8%1998: 8.8%1999: 5%2000: 5%2001: 5%2002: 5%2003: 5%2004: 18%2005: 18%2006: 18%2007: 18%2008: 6%2009: 10%2010: 10%2011: 10%2012: 10%2013: 12.1%2014: 24%2015: 24%2016: 24%2018: 20%2019: 21%2020: 21%2021: 23%2022: 31%2023: 31%2024: 32%2025: 31%
Change over the period: +22.3 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 31%
World 27.2%
Middle Africa computed 23.6%
Women in parliament — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 31 −1 pp
2024 32 +1 pp
2023 31 +0 pp
2022 31 +8 pp
2021 23 +2 pp
2020 21 +0 pp
2019 21 +1 pp
2018 20
2016 24 +0 pp
2015 24 +0 pp
2014 24 +11.9 pp
2013 12.1 +2.1 pp
2012 10 +0 pp
2011 10 +0 pp
2010 10 +0 pp
2009 10 +4 pp
2008 6 −12 pp
2007 18 +0 pp
2006 18 +0 pp
2005 18 +0 pp
2004 18 +13 pp
2003 5 +0 pp
2002 5 +0 pp
2001 5 +0 pp
2000 5 +0 pp
1999 5 −3.8 pp
1998 8.8 +0 pp
1997 8.8

About the indicator

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.