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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st January 2014  
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 January 2014. 189 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 2013805163.8%9 2011261038.5%
2Andorra4 2011281450.0%------------
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
4Sweden9 201034915745.0%------------
5South Africa 14 200940017944.8%4 2009531834.0%
6Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
7Senegal7 20121506543.3%------------
8Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
9Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
10Belgium6 20101506241.3%6 2010712839.4%
11Nicaragua11 2011923740.2%------------
12Iceland4 2013632539.7%------------
"Spain11 201135013939.7%11 20112668933.5%
13Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
14Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
15Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
16Netherlands9 20121505838.7%5 2011752736.0%
17Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
18Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
19Mexico7 201250018737.4%7 20121284434.4%
20Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
21Argentina10 20132579436.6%10 2013722838.9%
22Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.691927.5%
23United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
24Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
25The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111234234.1%------------
26New Zealand11 20111214133.9%------------
27Serbia5 20122508433.6%------------
28Austria9 20131836133.3%N.A.621829.0%
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"Slovenia12 2011903033.3%11 20124037.5%
29Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012144106.9%
30Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
31Italy2 201363019831.4%2 20133179229.0%
32Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
"Portugal6 20112307231.3%------------
33Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
34Switzerland10 20112006231.0%10 201146919.6%
35Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
36Nepal11 201357517229.9%------------
37Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031619.4%
38Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
39Tunisia10 20112176128.1%------------
40Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
41Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
42Philippines5 20132897927.3%5 201324625.0%
43Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
44Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
45South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
46Turkmenistan12 20131253326.4%------------
47El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
"France6 201257715126.2%9 20113477822.5%
48Australia9 20131503926.0%9 2013753141.3%
49Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
50Namibia11 2009782025.6%11 201026726.9%
51Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
52Singapore5 2011992525.3%------------
53Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
"Kazakhstan1 20121152925.2%8 20114736.4%
"Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
54Canada5 20113077725.1%N.A.963839.6%
55Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Latvia9 20111002525.0%------------
56Bulgaria5 20132405924.6%------------
57Poland10 201146011224.3%10 20111001313.0%
"Sudan4 20103548624.3%5 201029517.2%
"Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
58Lithuania10 20121413424.1%------------
59Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 201375810.7%
60Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
61China3 2013298769923.4%------------
62Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
63Madagascar12 20131473423.1%------------
64United Kingdom5 201065014722.6%N.A.77818223.4%
65Israel1 20131202722.5%------------
66Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
"Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
67Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
68Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
69Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
70Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
71Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
72Pakistan5 20133236720.7%3 20121041716.3%
73Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 201261914.8%
74Albania6 20131402820.0%------------
"Bangladesh12 20083507020.0%------------
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
75Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
76Czech Republic10 20132003919.5%10 2012811417.3%
77Kenya3 20133506719.1%3 2013681826.5%
78Estonia3 20111001919.0%------------
79Burkina Faso12 20121272418.9%------------
80Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101011918.8%------------
81Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
82Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
83San Marino11 2012601118.3%------------
"United States of America11 20124327918.3%11 20121002020.0%
84Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
85United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
86Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
87Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321628.6%
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
88Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
"Togo7 2013911516.5%------------
89Tajikistan2 2010631015.9%3 201034411.8%
90Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338718.4%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
91Ireland2 20111662615.7%4 2011601931.7%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
92Azerbaijan11 20101221915.6%------------
"Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
93Gabon12 20111201815.0%1 20091021716.7%
"Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
94Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
95Montenegro10 2012811214.8%------------
96Turkey6 20115487914.4%------------
97Malta3 2013701014.3%------------
98Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
99Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
100Romania12 20124075513.5%12 2012176137.4%
101Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
102Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
103Uruguay10 2009991313.1%10 20093126.5%
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
105Dominica12 200931412.9%------------
106Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
107Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
108Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Sierra Leone11 20121241512.1%------------
109Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375912.0%
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
110Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
111India4 20095456211.4%1 20122452811.4%
112Guinea-Bissau11 20081001111.0%------------
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
113Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
114Zambia9 20111581710.8%------------
115Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
116Democratic Republic of the Congo11 20114985310.6%1 200710865.6%
117Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
118Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.591627.1%
119Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
120Ukraine10 2012442439.7%------------
121Botswana10 20096369.5%------------
"Mali11 2013147149.5%------------
122Cote d'Ivoire12 2011254249.4%------------
"Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
"Hungary4 2010384369.4%------------
123Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
124Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
125Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
126Benin4 20118378.4%------------
127Japan12 2012480398.1%7 20132423916.1%
128Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
129Maldives5 20097456.8%------------
130Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
131Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
132Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
133Myanmar11 2010429245.6%11 201022441.8%
134Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
135Kuwait7 20136534.6%------------
136Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
137Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
138Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
139Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
140Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
141Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
142Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
143Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
144Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
145Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20131400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"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.