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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st August 2015  
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 August 2015. 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 2013805163.8%9 2011261038.5%
2Bolivia10 20141306953.1%10 2014361747.2%
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
4Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
5Sweden9 201434915243.6%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7South Africa 15 201439616641.9%5 2014541935.2%
8Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
9Finland4 20152008341.5%------------
10Iceland4 2013632641.3%------------
"Namibia11 20141044341.3%11 201026623.1%
"Nicaragua11 2011923841.3%------------
11Spain11 201135014441.1%11 20112669033.8%
12Mozambique10 20142509939.6%------------
"Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
13Andorra3 2015281139.3%------------
"Belgium5 20141505939.3%7 2014603050.0%
14Ethiopia5 201554621238.8%5 20101352216.3%
15Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
16Denmark6 20151796737.4%------------
17Netherlands9 20121505637.3%5 2015752634.7%
18Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
19Slovenia7 2014903336.7%11 20124037.5%
20Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.692840.6%
21Burundi6 20151214436.4%7 2015431841.9%
22Argentina10 20132579336.2%10 2013722838.9%
23United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
24Guyana5 2015371335.1%------------
25Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
26Serbia3 20142508534.0%------------
27Costa Rica2 2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia4 20141234133.3%------------
28El Salvador3 2015842732.1%------------
29Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012144106.9%
30Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
31New Zealand9 20141213831.4%------------
32Portugal6 20112307231.3%------------
"Tunisia10 20142176831.3%------------
33Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
34Italy2 201363019531.0%2 20133219128.3%
35Austria9 20131835630.6%N.A.611829.5%
36Sudan4 201542613030.5%6 2015541935.2%
"Switzerland10 20112006130.5%10 201146919.6%
37Nepal11 201359917729.5%------------
38United Kingdom5 201565019129.4%N.A.78219224.6%
39Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031619.4%
40Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
41Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20151021817.6%
42Belarus9 20121103027.3%8 2012581932.8%
43Philippines5 20132907927.2%5 201324625.0%
44Australia9 20131504026.7%9 2013762938.2%
45Iraq4 20143288726.5%------------
"South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
46France6 201257715126.2%9 20143488725.0%
"Kazakhstan1 20121072826.2%10 20144736.4%
47Croatia12 20111513925.8%------------
"Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
"Turkmenistan12 20131243225.8%------------
48Suriname5 2015511325.5%------------
49Canada5 20113047725.3%N.A.853338.8%
"Singapore5 2011992525.3%------------
50Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
51Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Lesotho2 20151203025.0%3 201533824.2%
52Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
53Israel3 20151202924.2%------------
54Poland10 201146011124.1%10 20111001313.0%
55Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 2013731013.7%
56Estonia3 20151012423.8%------------
57China3 2013295969923.6%------------
58Lithuania10 20121413323.4%------------
59Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
60Greece1 20153006923.0%------------
61Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
62Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
63Dominica12 201432721.9%------------
"Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
64Republic of Moldova11 20141012221.8%------------
65Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201442921.4%1 201515213.3%
66Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
67Albania6 20131402920.7%------------
68Pakistan5 20133407020.6%3 20151041918.3%
69Madagascar12 20131513120.5%------------
70Bulgaria10 20142404920.4%------------
71Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 2012611016.4%
72Bangladesh1 20143507020.0%------------
"Czech Republic10 20132004020.0%10 2014811518.5%
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
73Colombia3 20141663319.9%3 20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
74Kenya3 20133506919.7%3 2013681826.5%
75United States of America11 20144348419.4%11 20141002020.0%
76Tajikistan3 2015631219.0%3 20153226.3%
77Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
78Panama5 2014711318.3%------------
79Sao Tome and Principe10 2014551018.2%------------
80Latvia10 20141001818.0%------------
81Turkey6 20155509817.8%------------
82Togo7 2013911617.6%------------
83United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
84Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
85Indonesia4 20145559517.1%------------
86Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
87Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321523.8%
"Malawi5 20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211327.3%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
88Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 201468711216.3%------------
"Ireland2 20111662716.3%4 2011601830.0%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004916.3%------------
89Uruguay10 2014991616.2%10 201431929.0%
90Fiji9 201450816.0%------------
"Libya6 20141883016.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20141502416.0%1 20151001717.0%
91Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338615.8%
92Azerbaijan11 20101221915.6%------------
93Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
94Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
95Gabon12 20111201714.2%12 2014991818.2%
96Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
97Guinea-Bissau4 20141021413.7%------------
"Romania12 20124015513.7%12 2012168137.7%
98Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.1702917.1%
99Burkina Faso11 2014901213.3%------------
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Saint Kitts and Nevis2 201515213.3%------------
100Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
101Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
102Malta3 201370912.9%------------
103Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
"Zambia9 20111582012.7%------------
104Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
105Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503112.4%------------
106Ukraine10 20144225112.1%------------
107India4 20145436512.0%1 20142433112.8%
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375810.7%
108Mauritius12 201469811.6%------------
109Georgia10 20121501711.3%------------
110Antigua and Barbuda6 201418211.1%6 201417741.2%
111Liberia10 201173811.0%12 201430310.0%
112Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
113Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
114Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.651523.1%
115Hungary4 20141982010.1%------------
116Brazil10 2014513519.9%10 2014811316.0%
117Botswana10 20146369.5%------------
"Japan12 2014475459.5%7 20132423815.7%
118Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
119Cote d'Ivoire12 2011251239.2%------------
120Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
121Mali11 2013147138.8%------------
122Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
123Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
124Bahrain11 20144037.5%12 201440922.5%
125Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2014721419.4%
126Benin4 20158367.2%------------
127Tuvalu3 20151516.7%------------
128Myanmar11 2010420266.2%11 201021541.9%
"Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
129Samoa3 20114936.1%------------
"Thailand8 2014197126.1%------------
130Maldives3 20148555.9%------------
131Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
132Nigeria3 2015360205.6%3 201510876.5%
133Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
134Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
135Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
136Comoros1 20153313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
137Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
138Solomon Islands11 20145012.0%------------
139Kuwait7 20136511.5%------------
140Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
141Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20151400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Tonga11 20142600.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
"Yemen4 200330000.0%4 200111121.8%
?Mexico6 2015500??7 20121284333.6%
* 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.