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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st Januray 2013  
World and regional averages The data in the table below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 1st Januray 2013. 190 countries are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in the lower or single House. Comparative data on the world and regional averages as well as data concerning the two regional parliamentary assemblies elected by direct suffrage can be found on separate pages. You can use the PARLINE database to view detailed results of parliamentary elections by country. Regional parliamentary assemblies
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WORLD CLASSIFICATION
RankCountryLower or single HouseUpper House or Senate
ElectionsSeats*Women% WElectionsSeats*Women% W
1Rwanda9 2008804556.3%9 2011261038.5%
2Andorra4 2011281450.0%------------
3Cuba1 200858626545.2%------------
4Sweden9 201034915644.7%------------
5Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
8South Africa 14 200940016942.3%4 2009531732.1%
9Nicaragua11 2011923740.2%------------
10Iceland4 2009632539.7%------------
11Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
14Netherlands9 20121505838.7%5 2011752736.0%
15Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
16Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
17Belgium6 20101505738.0%6 2010712940.8%
18Argentina10 20112579637.4%10 2011722838.9%
19Mexico7 201250018436.8%7 20121284232.8%
20Spain11 201135012636.0%11 20112669134.2%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
21Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
22Angola8 20122207534.1%------------
23Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
"Serbia5 20122508333.2%------------
24Germany9 200962020432.9%N.A.691927.5%
25The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111234032.5%------------
26Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
27New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20124037.5%
28Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012142107.0%
29Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
30Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
31Switzerland10 20112005829.0%10 201146919.6%
32Portugal6 20112306628.7%------------
33Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031722.6%
34Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611931.1%
35Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
36Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
37France6 201257715526.9%9 20113477722.2%
38Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
"Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
39Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
40South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
41El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
42Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
43Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
44Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
45Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762938.2%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
46Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
47Lithuania10 20121393424.5%------------
48Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
49Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
50Singapore5 2011992424.2%------------
51Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
52Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
53Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
54Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
55Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
56Bulgaria7 20092405522.9%------------
"Philippines5 20102846522.9%5 201023313.0%
57Pakistan2 20083427722.5%3 20121041716.3%
"United Kingdom5 201065014622.5%N.A.76017222.6%
58Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
59Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
60Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2012811417.3%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
61Luxembourg6 2009601321.7%------------
62Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
63Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
"Italy4 200863013521.4%4 20083216119.0%
64China3 2008297863521.3%------------
65Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
66Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Estonia3 20111012120.8%------------
67Cambodia7 20081232520.3%1 201261914.8%
68Israel2 20091202420.0%------------
69Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
70Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
71Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
72Monaco2 200821419.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
73Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
74Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
75Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
76Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
77United States of America11 20124347818.0%11 20121002020.0%
78Madagascar10 20103666417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
79Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.4%------------
80Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
81Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
82Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
83Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
84Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
85Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
86Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
87Albania6 20091402215.7%------------
"Burkina Faso12 20121272015.7%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
88Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
89Ireland2 20111662515.1%4 2011601830.0%
90Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
91Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
92Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
"Turkey6 20115507814.2%------------
93Guinea-Bissau11 20081001414.0%------------
94Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
95Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
"Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
96Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
"Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
97Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813323.1%
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Romania12 20124125513.3%12 2012176137.4%
98Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
99Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
100Central African Republic1 20111041312.5%------------
"Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
101Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
102Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.1%10 200931412.9%
103Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
104Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
105Zambia9 20111571811.5%------------
106Togo10 200781911.1%------------
107India4 20095456011.0%1 20122452610.6%
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
108Jordan11 20101201310.8%10 201160711.7%
109Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
"Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
110Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
111Cote d'Ivoire12 20112492610.4%------------
"Malaysia3 20082212310.4%N.A.661522.7%
112Ghana12 20122752810.2%------------
"Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
113Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
"Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
114Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
115Ukraine10 2012445429.4%------------
116Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710865.6%
117Hungary4 2010386348.8%------------
118Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
"Malta3 20086968.7%------------
119Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
120Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
121Benin4 20118378.4%------------
122Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
"Japan12 2012480387.9%7 20102364318.2%
123Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
124Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
125Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
126Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
127Kuwait12 20126546.2%------------
128Myanmar11 2010431266.0%11 201022441.8%
129Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
130Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
131Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
132Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
133Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
134Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
135Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
136Egypt11 2011508102.0%1 2012270124.4%
"Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
137Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
138Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
139Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------

* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.