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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st February 2016  
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 February 2016. 191 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%
2Bolivia10 20141306953.1%10 2014361747.2%
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
4Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
5Sweden9 201434915243.6%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7Mexico6 201549821142.4%7 20121284333.6%
8South Africa 15 201440016842.0%5 2014541935.2%
9Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
10Finland4 20152008341.5%------------
11Iceland4 2013632641.3%------------
"Namibia11 20141044341.3%12 2015421023.8%
"Nicaragua11 2011923841.3%------------
14Spain12 201535014040.0%12 201526510439.2%
15Mozambique10 20142509939.6%------------
"Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
17Andorra3 2015281139.3%------------
"Belgium5 20141505939.3%7 2014603050.0%
19Ethiopia5 201554721238.8%10 20151534932.0%
20Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
21Denmark6 20151796737.4%------------
22Netherlands9 20121505637.3%5 2015752634.7%
23Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
24Slovenia7 2014903336.7%11 20124037.5%
25United Republic of Tanzania10 201537213636.6%------------
26Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.692840.6%
27Burundi6 20151214436.4%7 2015431841.9%
28Argentina10 20152579235.8%10 2015723041.7%
29Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
30Portugal10 20152308034.8%------------
31Serbia3 20142508534.0%------------
32Costa Rica2 2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia4 20141234133.3%------------
35El Salvador3 2015842732.1%------------
36Switzerland10 20152006432.0%10 201146715.2%
37Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 201513785.8%
38Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
39New Zealand9 20141213831.4%------------
40Tunisia10 20142176831.3%------------
41Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
42Italy2 201363019531.0%2 20133219128.3%
"Trinidad and Tobago9 2015421331.0%9 2015311032.3%
44Austria9 20131835630.6%N.A.611829.5%
45Sudan4 201542613030.5%6 2015541935.2%
46Guyana5 2015692130.4%------------
47Nepal11 201359917729.5%------------
48United Kingdom5 201565019129.4%N.A.78219224.6%
49Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
50Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 2015681826.5%
51Poland10 201546012627.4%10 20151001313.0%
52Belarus9 20121103027.3%8 2012581932.8%
53Philippines5 20132907927.2%5 201324625.0%
54Australia9 20131504026.7%9 2013762938.2%
"Israel3 20151203226.7%------------
56Iraq4 20143288726.5%------------
"South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
58France6 201257715126.2%9 20143488725.0%
"Kazakhstan1 20121072826.2%10 20144736.4%
60Canada10 20153388826.0%N.A.833137.3%
61Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan12 20131243225.8%------------
63Suriname5 2015511325.5%------------
64Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
65Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Lesotho2 20151203025.0%3 201533824.2%
67Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
68Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 2013731013.7%
69Estonia3 20151012423.8%------------
70China3 2013295969923.6%------------
71Lithuania10 20121413323.4%------------
72Singapore9 2015912123.1%------------
73United Arab Emirates9 201140922.5%------------
74Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
75Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
76Dominica12 201432721.9%------------
"Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
78Republic of Moldova11 20141012221.8%------------
79Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201442921.4%1 201515213.3%
80Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
83Albania6 20131402920.7%------------
84Pakistan5 20133407020.6%3 20151041918.3%
85Madagascar12 20131513120.5%12 2015631219.0%
86Bulgaria10 20142404920.4%------------
87Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 2012611016.4%
88Bangladesh1 20143507020.0%------------
"Czech Republic10 20132004020.0%10 2014811518.5%
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
91Colombia3 20141663319.9%3 20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
93Greece9 20153005919.7%------------
"Kenya3 20133506919.7%3 2013681826.5%
95United States of America11 20144348419.4%11 20141002020.0%
96Kyrgyzstan10 20151202319.2%------------
97Tajikistan3 2015631219.0%3 20153226.3%
98Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
99Panama5 2014711318.3%------------
100Sao Tome and Principe10 2014551018.2%------------
101Latvia10 20141001818.0%------------
102Togo7 2013911617.6%------------
103Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
104Indonesia4 20145559517.1%------------
105Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 20151201411.7%
106Azerbaijan11 20151242116.9%------------
107Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321523.8%
"Malawi5 20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211327.3%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
111Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 201468711216.3%------------
"Ireland2 20111662716.3%4 2011601830.0%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004916.3%------------
114Uruguay10 2014991616.2%10 201431929.0%
115Fiji9 201450816.0%------------
"Libya6 20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20141502416.0%1 20151001717.0%
118Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338615.8%
119Croatia11 20151512315.2%------------
120Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
121Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Egypt10 20155968914.9%------------
"Turkey11 20155508214.9%------------
124Mongolia6 2012761114.5%------------
125Venezuela12 20151672414.4%------------
126Gabon12 20111201714.2%12 2014991818.2%
127Guatemala9 20151582213.9%------------
128Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
129Guinea-Bissau4 20141021413.7%------------
"Romania12 20124015513.7%12 2012168137.7%
131Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.1702917.1%
132Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Saint Kitts and Nevis2 201515213.3%------------
134Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
135Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201523313.0%------------
136Malta3 201370912.9%------------
137Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
"Zambia9 20111582012.7%------------
140Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
141Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503112.4%------------
143Ukraine10 20144225112.1%------------
144India4 20145436512.0%1 20142433112.8%
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375810.7%
146Mauritius12 201469811.6%------------
147Georgia10 20121501711.3%------------
148Antigua and Barbuda6 201418211.1%6 201417741.2%
149Liberia10 201173811.0%12 201430310.0%
150Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
151Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
152Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.651523.1%
153Hungary4 20141982010.1%------------
154Brazil10 2014513519.9%10 2014811316.0%
"Myanmar11 2015433439.9%11 20152242310.3%
156Botswana10 20146369.5%------------
"Japan12 2014475459.5%7 20132423815.7%
158Burkina Faso11 2015127129.4%------------
"Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
160Cote d'Ivoire12 2011251239.2%------------
161Marshall Islands11 20153339.1%------------
162Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
163Mali11 2013147138.8%------------
164Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
165Bahrain11 20144037.5%12 201440922.5%
166Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2014721419.4%
167Benin4 20158367.2%------------
168Tuvalu3 20151516.7%------------
169Kiribati12 20154636.5%------------
170Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
171Samoa3 20114936.1%------------
"Thailand8 2014197126.1%------------
173Maldives3 20148555.9%------------
174Sri Lanka8 2015225135.8%------------
175Nigeria3 2015360205.6%3 201510876.5%
176Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
177Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
180Comoros1 20153313.0%------------
181Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
182Solomon Islands11 20145012.0%------------
183Kuwait7 20136511.5%------------
184Oman10 20158511.2%11 2015851315.3%
185Haiti8 20159200.0%8 20152400.0%
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20151400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Tonga11 20142600.0%------------
"Vanuatu1 20165200.0%------------
"Yemen4 200330000.0%4 200111121.8%
* 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.