WORLD CLASSIFICATION |
Rank | Country | Lower or single House | Upper House or Senate |
Elections | Seats* | Women | % W | Elections | Seats* | Women | % W |
1 |
Rwanda | 16.09.2013 | 80 | 49 | 61.3% | 26.09.2011 | 26 | 10 | 38.5% |
2 |
Bolivia | 12.10.2014 | 130 | 69 | 53.1% | 12.10.2014 | 36 | 17 | 47.2% |
3 |
Cuba | 03.02.2013 | 612 | 299 | 48.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
4 |
Iceland | 29.10.2016 | 63 | 30 | 47.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
5 |
Nicaragua | 06.11.2016 | 92 | 42 | 45.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
6 |
Sweden | 14.09.2014 | 349 | 152 | 43.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
7 |
Senegal | 01.07.2012 | 150 | 64 | 42.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
8 |
Mexico | 07.06.2015 | 500 | 213 | 42.6% | 01.07.2012 | 128 | 47 | 36.7% |
9 |
South Africa 1 | 07.05.2014 | 399 | 168 | 42.1% | 21.05.2014 | 54 | 19 | 35.2% |
" |
Finland | 19.04.2015 | 200 | 84 | 42.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
11 |
Namibia | 29.11.2014 | 104 | 43 | 41.3% | 08.12.2015 | 42 | 10 | 23.8% |
12 |
Mozambique | 15.10.2014 | 250 | 99 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
13 |
Norway | 09.09.2013 | 169 | 67 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Spain | 26.06.2016 | 350 | 137 | 39.1% | 26.06.2016 | 266 | 101 | 38.0% |
15 |
Argentina | 25.10.2015 | 257 | 100 | 38.9% | 25.10.2015 | 72 | 30 | 41.7% |
16 |
Ethiopia | 24.05.2015 | 547 | 212 | 38.8% | 05.10.2015 | 153 | 49 | 32.0% |
17 |
Timor-Leste | 07.07.2012 | 65 | 25 | 38.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
18 |
Angola | 31.08.2012 | 220 | 84 | 38.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
19 |
Belgium | 25.05.2014 | 150 | 57 | 38.0% | 03.07.2014 | 60 | 30 | 50.0% |
20 |
Ecuador | 19.02.2017 | 137 | 52 | 38.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Netherlands | 12.09.2012 | 150 | 57 | 38.0% | 26.05.2015 | 75 | 26 | 34.7% |
22 |
Denmark | 18.06.2015 | 179 | 67 | 37.4% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
23 |
Germany | 22.09.2013 | 630 | 233 | 37.0% | N.A. | 69 | 27 | 39.1% |
24 |
Slovenia | 13.07.2014 | 90 | 33 | 36.7% | 20.11.2012 | 40 | 3 | 7.5% |
25 |
Burundi | 29.06.2015 | 121 | 44 | 36.4% | 24.07.2015 | 43 | 18 | 41.9% |
" |
United Republic of Tanzania | 25.10.2015 | 393 | 143 | 36.4% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
27 |
Costa Rica | 02.02.2014 | 57 | 20 | 35.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
28 |
Portugal | 04.10.2015 | 230 | 80 | 34.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
29 |
Belarus | 11.09.2016 | 110 | 38 | 34.5% | 30.08.2012 | 56 | 17 | 30.4% |
30 |
Serbia | 24.04.2016 | 250 | 86 | 34.4% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
31 |
Uganda | 18.02.2016 | 449 | 154 | 34.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
32 |
New Zealand | 20.09.2014 | 120 | 41 | 34.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
33 |
Grenada | 19.02.2013 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 27.03.2013 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
34 |
Zimbabwe | 31.07.2013 | 270 | 88 | 32.6% | 31.07.2013 | 80 | 38 | 47.5% |
35 |
Switzerland | 18.10.2015 | 200 | 65 | 32.5% | 23.10.2011 | 46 | 7 | 15.2% |
36 |
Andorra | 01.03.2015 | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
El Salvador | 01.03.2015 | 84 | 27 | 32.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
38 |
Guyana | 11.05.2015 | 69 | 22 | 31.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
39 |
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 11.12.2016 | 120 | 38 | 31.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
40 |
Algeria | 10.05.2012 | 462 | 146 | 31.6% | 29.12.2015 | 143 | 10 | 7.0% |
41 |
Tunisia | 26.10.2014 | 217 | 68 | 31.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
42 |
Cameroon | 30.09.2013 | 180 | 56 | 31.1% | 14.04.2013 | 100 | 20 | 20.0% |
43 |
Italy | 24.02.2013 | 630 | 195 | 31.0% | 24.02.2013 | 320 | 91 | 28.4% |
" |
Trinidad and Tobago | 07.09.2015 | 42 | 13 | 31.0% | 23.09.2015 | 31 | 9 | 29.0% |
45 |
Austria | 29.09.2013 | 183 | 56 | 30.6% | N.A. | 61 | 19 | 31.1% |
46 |
Sudan | 13.04.2015 | 426 | 130 | 30.5% | 01.06.2015 | 54 | 19 | 35.2% |
47 |
United Kingdom | 07.05.2015 | 650 | 195 | 30.0% | N.A. | 805 | 207 | 25.7% |
48 |
Nepal | 19.11.2013 | 595 | 176 | 29.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
49 |
Philippines | 09.05.2016 | 292 | 86 | 29.5% | 09.05.2016 | 24 | 6 | 25.0% |
50 |
Australia | 02.07.2016 | 150 | 43 | 28.7% | 02.07.2016 | 76 | 31 | 40.8% |
51 |
South Sudan | 04.08.2016 | 383 | 109 | 28.5% | 05.08.2011 | 50 | 6 | 12.0% |
52 |
Luxembourg | 20.10.2013 | 60 | 17 | 28.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
53 |
Poland | 25.10.2015 | 460 | 129 | 28.0% | 25.10.2015 | 100 | 14 | 14.0% |
54 |
Afghanistan | 18.09.2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.7% | 10.01.2015 | 68 | 18 | 26.5% |
" |
Peru | 10.04.2016 | 130 | 36 | 27.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
56 |
Israel | 17.03.2015 | 120 | 33 | 27.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.03.2016 | 149 | 41 | 27.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
58 |
Kazakhstan | 20.03.2016 | 107 | 29 | 27.1% | 01.10.2014 | 47 | 3 | 6.4% |
59 |
Dominican Republic | 15.05.2016 | 190 | 51 | 26.8% | 15.05.2016 | 32 | 3 | 9.4% |
60 |
Estonia | 01.03.2015 | 101 | 27 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
San Marino | 20.11.2016 | 60 | 16 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
62 |
Viet Nam | 22.05.2016 | 494 | 132 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
63 |
Canada | 19.10.2015 | 335 | 88 | 26.3% | N.A. | 100 | 43 | 43.0% |
" |
France | 10.06.2012 | 577 | 149 | 25.8% | 28.09.2014 | 348 | 95 | 27.3% |
" |
Honduras | 24.11.2013 | 128 | 33 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
66 |
Turkmenistan | 15.12.2013 | 124 | 32 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
67 |
Suriname | 24.05.2015 | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
68 |
Iraq | 30.04.2014 | 328 | 83 | 25.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
69 |
Mauritania | 23.11.2013 | 147 | 37 | 25.2% | 08.11.2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.3% |
" |
Dominica | 08.12.2014 | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
71 |
Lesotho | 28.02.2015 | 120 | 30 | 25.0% | 26.03.2015 | 33 | 8 | 24.2% |
72 |
Somalia | 23.10.2016 | 275 | 67 | 24.4% | 23.10.2016 | 54 | 13 | 24.1% |
73 |
China | 05.03.2013 | 2924 | 709 | 24.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
74 |
Equatorial Guinea | 26.05.2013 | 100 | 24 | 24.0% | 26.05.2013 | 73 | 12 | 16.4% |
75 |
Singapore | 11.09.2015 | 101 | 24 | 23.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
76 |
Cabo Verde | 20.03.2016 | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
77 |
Montenegro | 16.10.2016 | 81 | 19 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
78 |
Albania | 23.06.2013 | 140 | 32 | 22.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
79 |
Republic of Moldova | 30.11.2014 | 101 | 23 | 22.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
80 |
Ireland | 26.02.2016 | 158 | 35 | 22.2% | 25.04.2016 | 60 | 18 | 30.0% |
" |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 06.12.2015 | 167 | 37 | 22.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
82 |
Eritrea | 01.02.1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
83 |
Guinea | 28.09.2013 | 114 | 25 | 21.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
84 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.10.2014 | 42 | 9 | 21.4% | 29.01.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
85 |
Lithuania | 09.10.2016 | 141 | 30 | 21.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
86 |
Seychelles | 08.09.2016 | 33 | 7 | 21.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
87 |
Monaco | 10.02.2013 | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
88 |
Romania | 11.12.2016 | 329 | 68 | 20.7% | 11.12.2016 | 136 | 19 | 14.0% |
89 |
Pakistan | 11.05.2013 | 340 | 70 | 20.6% | 05.03.2015 | 104 | 19 | 18.3% |
90 |
Morocco | 07.10.2016 | 395 | 81 | 20.5% | 02.10.2015 | 120 | 14 | 11.7% |
91 |
Bangladesh | 05.01.2014 | 350 | 71 | 20.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Cambodia | 28.07.2013 | 123 | 25 | 20.3% | 29.01.2012 | 61 | 9 | 14.8% |
93 |
Uruguay | 26.10.2014 | 99 | 20 | 20.2% | 26.10.2014 | 31 | 9 | 29.0% |
94 |
Czech Republic | 25.10.2013 | 200 | 40 | 20.0% | 07.10.2016 | 80 | 15 | 18.8% |
" |
Slovakia | 05.03.2016 | 150 | 30 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
United Arab Emirates | 24.09.2011 | 40 | 8 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
97 |
Saudi Arabia | 02.12.2016 | 151 | 30 | 19.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Indonesia | 09.04.2014 | 560 | 111 | 19.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
99 |
Kenya | 04.03.2013 | 350 | 68 | 19.4% | 04.03.2013 | 68 | 18 | 26.5% |
100 |
United States of America | 08.11.2016 | 430 | 83 | 19.3% | 08.11.2016 | 100 | 21 | 21.0% |
101 |
Bulgaria | 05.10.2014 | 240 | 46 | 19.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Kyrgyzstan | 04.10.2015 | 120 | 23 | 19.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Madagascar | 20.12.2013 | 151 | 29 | 19.2% | 29.12.2015 | 63 | 13 | 20.6% |
104 |
Tajikistan | 01.03.2015 | 63 | 12 | 19.0% | 27.03.2015 | 32 | 7 | 21.9% |
105 |
Colombia | 09.03.2014 | 166 | 31 | 18.7% | 09.03.2014 | 102 | 22 | 21.6% |
106 |
Croatia | 11.09.2016 | 151 | 28 | 18.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
107 |
Greece | 20.09.2015 | 300 | 55 | 18.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Panama | 04.05.2014 | 71 | 13 | 18.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
109 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 12.10.2014 | 55 | 10 | 18.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
110 |
Zambia | 11.08.2016 | 167 | 30 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
111 |
Cyprus | 22.05.2016 | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
112 |
Togo | 25.07.2013 | 91 | 16 | 17.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
113 |
Jamaica | 22.02.2016 | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | 10.03.2016 | 21 | 5 | 23.8% |
114 |
Gabon | 17.12.2011 | 117 | 20 | 17.1% | 13.12.2014 | 102 | 18 | 17.6% |
" |
Mongolia | 29.06.2016 | 76 | 13 | 17.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
116 |
Niger | 21.02.2016 | 171 | 29 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Republic of Korea | 13.04.2016 | 300 | 51 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
118 |
Azerbaijan | 01.11.2015 | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
119 |
Barbados | 21.02.2013 | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | 06.03.2013 | 21 | 5 | 23.8% |
" |
Malawi | 20.05.2014 | 192 | 32 | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Saint Lucia | 06.06.2016 | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 05.01.2012 | 11 | 3 | 27.3% |
122 |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 09.03.2014 | 687 | 112 | 16.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
123 |
Fiji | 17.09.2014 | 50 | 8 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Georgia | 08.10.2016 | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Latvia | 04.10.2014 | 100 | 16 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Libya | 25.06.2014 | 188 | 30 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Uzbekistan | 21.12.2014 | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | 13.01.2015 | 100 | 17 | 17.0% |
128 |
Chile | 17.11.2013 | 120 | 19 | 15.8% | 17.11.2013 | 38 | 6 | 15.8% |
" |
Russian Federation | 18.09.2016 | 450 | 71 | 15.8% | N.A. | 170 | 29 | 17.1% |
130 |
Jordan | 20.09.2016 | 130 | 20 | 15.4% | 27.09.2016 | 65 | 10 | 15.4% |
131 |
Egypt | 17.10.2015 | 596 | 89 | 14.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Turkey | 01.11.2015 | 549 | 80 | 14.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
133 |
Paraguay | 21.04.2013 | 80 | 11 | 13.8% | 21.04.2013 | 45 | 9 | 20.0% |
134 |
Guinea-Bissau | 13.04.2014 | 102 | 14 | 13.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
135 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.02.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
136 |
Bahamas | 07.05.2012 | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | 23.05.2012 | 16 | 4 | 25.0% |
" |
Syrian Arab Republic | 13.04.2016 | 250 | 33 | 13.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
138 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 09.12.2015 | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
139 |
Chad | 13.02.2011 | 188 | 24 | 12.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
140 |
Ghana | 07.12.2016 | 275 | 35 | 12.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Guatemala | 06.09.2015 | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
142 |
Malta | 09.03.2013 | 72 | 9 | 12.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Palau | 01.11.2016 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 01.11.2016 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
144 |
Sierra Leone | 17.11.2012 | 121 | 15 | 12.4% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
145 |
Liberia | 11.10.2011 | 73 | 9 | 12.3% | 20.12.2014 | 30 | 3 | 10.0% |
" |
Ukraine | 26.10.2014 | 423 | 52 | 12.3% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
147 |
Liechtenstein | 05.02.2017 | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
148 |
India | 07.04.2014 | 542 | 64 | 11.8% | 21.03.2016 | 244 | 27 | 11.1% |
149 |
Mauritius | 10.12.2014 | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
150 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 12.06.2014 | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 25.06.2014 | 17 | 5 | 29.4% |
151 |
Burkina Faso | 29.11.2015 | 127 | 14 | 11.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
152 |
Djibouti | 22.02.2013 | 65 | 7 | 10.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
153 |
Brazil | 05.10.2014 | 513 | 55 | 10.7% | 05.10.2014 | 81 | 12 | 14.8% |
154 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 18.12.2016 | 255 | 27 | 10.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
155 |
Nauru | 09.07.2016 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
156 |
Malaysia | 05.05.2013 | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | N.A. | 68 | 15 | 22.1% |
157 |
Myanmar | 08.11.2015 | 433 | 44 | 10.2% | 08.11.2015 | 221 | 23 | 10.4% |
158 |
Hungary | 06.04.2014 | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
159 |
Samoa | 04.03.2016 | 50 | 5 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
160 |
Armenia | 06.05.2012 | 131 | 13 | 9.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
161 |
Botswana | 24.10.2014 | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
162 |
Belize | 04.11.2015 | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | 13.11.2015 | 13 | 2 | 15.4% |
163 |
Gambia | 29.03.2012 | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
164 |
Japan | 14.12.2014 | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | 10.07.2016 | 242 | 50 | 20.7% |
" |
Brunei Darussalam | 13.01.2017 | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
166 |
Marshall Islands | 16.11.2015 | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
167 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.11.2011 | 492 | 44 | 8.9% | 19.01.2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.6% |
168 |
Mali | 24.11.2013 | 147 | 13 | 8.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
169 |
Central African Republic | 14.02.2016 | 140 | 12 | 8.6% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
170 |
Bhutan | 13.07.2013 | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 23.04.2013 | 25 | 2 | 8.0% |
171 |
Bahrain | 22.11.2014 | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 07.12.2014 | 40 | 9 | 22.5% |
172 |
Congo | 15.07.2012 | 136 | 10 | 7.4% | 12.10.2014 | 72 | 14 | 19.4% |
173 |
Benin | 26.04.2015 | 83 | 6 | 7.2% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
174 |
Tuvalu | 31.03.2015 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
175 |
Kiribati | 30.12.2015 | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
176 |
Swaziland | 20.09.2013 | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | 30.10.2013 | 30 | 10 | 33.3% |
177 |
Comoros | 25.01.2015 | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26.02.2016 | 289 | 17 | 5.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
179 |
Maldives | 22.03.2014 | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
180 |
Sri Lanka | 17.08.2015 | 225 | 13 | 5.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
181 |
Nigeria | 28.03.2015 | 360 | 20 | 5.6% | 28.03.2015 | 108 | 7 | 6.5% |
182 |
Thailand | 07.08.2014 | 250 | 12 | 4.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
183 |
Tonga | 27.11.2014 | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Kuwait | 26.11.2016 | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Lebanon | 07.06.2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
186 |
Papua New Guinea | 23.06.2012 | 111 | 3 | 2.7% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
187 |
Haiti | 09.08.2015 | 117 | 3 | 2.6% | 20.11.2016 | 20 | 1 | 5.0% |
188 |
Solomon Islands | 19.11.2014 | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
189 |
Oman | 25.10.2015 | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | 07.11.2015 | 85 | 14 | 16.5% |
190 |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | 03.03.2015 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Qatar | 01.07.2013 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Vanuatu | 22.01.2016 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | --- |
" |
Yemen | 27.04.2003 | 275 | 0 | 0.0% | 28.04.2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.8% |