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%
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2 | Bolivia | 12.10.2014 | 130 | 69 | 53.1% | 12.10.2014 | 36 | 17 | 47.2%
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3 | Cuba | 03.02.2013 | 612 | 299 | 48.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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4 | Iceland | 29.10.2016 | 63 | 30 | 47.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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5 | Nicaragua | 06.11.2016 | 92 | 42 | 45.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Sweden | 14.09.2014 | 349 | 152 | 43.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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7 | Mexico | 07.06.2015 | 500 | 213 | 42.6% | 01.07.2012 | 128 | 47 | 36.7%
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8 | Finland | 19.04.2015 | 200 | 84 | 42.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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9 | South Africa 1 | 07.05.2014 | 397 | 166 | 41.8% | 21.05.2014 | 54 | 19 | 35.2%
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10 | Namibia | 29.11.2014 | 104 | 43 | 41.3% | 08.12.2015 | 42 | 10 | 23.8%
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11 | Mozambique | 15.10.2014 | 250 | 99 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Norway | 09.09.2013 | 169 | 67 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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13 | Spain | 26.06.2016 | 350 | 137 | 39.1% | 26.06.2016 | 266 | 101 | 38.0%
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14 | France | 11.06.2017 | 577 | 225 | 39.0% | 28.09.2014 | 348 | 95 | 27.3%
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15 | Argentina | 25.10.2015 | 257 | 100 | 38.9% | 25.10.2015 | 72 | 30 | 41.7%
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16 | Ethiopia | 24.05.2015 | 547 | 212 | 38.8% | 05.10.2015 | 153 | 49 | 32.0%
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17 | Angola | 31.08.2012 | 220 | 84 | 38.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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18 | Belgium | 25.05.2014 | 150 | 57 | 38.0% | 03.07.2014 | 60 | 30 | 50.0%
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" | Ecuador | 19.02.2017 | 137 | 52 | 38.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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20 | Denmark | 18.06.2015 | 179 | 67 | 37.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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21 | Germany | 22.09.2013 | 630 | 233 | 37.0% | N.A. | 69 | 27 | 39.1%
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22 | Slovenia | 13.07.2014 | 90 | 33 | 36.7% | 20.11.2012 | 40 | 3 | 7.5%
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23 | Burundi | 29.06.2015 | 121 | 44 | 36.4% | 24.07.2015 | 43 | 18 | 41.9%
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" | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.10.2015 | 393 | 143 | 36.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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25 | Netherlands | 15.03.2017 | 150 | 54 | 36.0% | 26.05.2015 | 75 | 26 | 34.7%
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26 | Costa Rica | 02.02.2014 | 57 | 20 | 35.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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27 | Portugal | 04.10.2015 | 230 | 80 | 34.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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28 | Belarus | 11.09.2016 | 110 | 38 | 34.5% | 30.08.2012 | 56 | 17 | 30.4%
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29 | Serbia | 24.04.2016 | 250 | 86 | 34.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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30 | Uganda | 18.02.2016 | 449 | 154 | 34.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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31 | New Zealand | 20.09.2014 | 120 | 41 | 34.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 11.12.2016 | 120 | 41 | 34.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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33 | Grenada | 19.02.2013 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 27.03.2013 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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34 | Zimbabwe | 31.07.2013 | 270 | 88 | 32.6% | 31.07.2013 | 80 | 38 | 47.5%
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35 | Switzerland | 18.10.2015 | 200 | 65 | 32.5% | 23.10.2011 | 46 | 7 | 15.2%
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36 | Timor-Leste | 22.07.2017 | 65 | 21 | 32.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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37 | Andorra | 01.03.2015 | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | El Salvador | 01.03.2015 | 84 | 27 | 32.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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39 | United Kingdom | 08.06.2017 | 650 | 208 | 32.0% | N.A. | 805 | 207 | 25.7%
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40 | Guyana | 11.05.2015 | 69 | 22 | 31.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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41 | Tunisia | 26.10.2014 | 217 | 68 | 31.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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42 | Cameroon | 30.09.2013 | 180 | 56 | 31.1% | 14.04.2013 | 100 | 20 | 20.0%
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43 | Italy | 24.02.2013 | 630 | 195 | 31.0% | 24.02.2013 | 320 | 91 | 28.4%
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" | Trinidad and Tobago | 07.09.2015 | 42 | 13 | 31.0% | 23.09.2015 | 31 | 9 | 29.0%
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45 | Austria | 29.09.2013 | 183 | 56 | 30.6% | N.A. | 61 | 19 | 31.1%
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46 | Sudan | 13.04.2015 | 426 | 130 | 30.5% | 01.06.2015 | 54 | 19 | 35.2%
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47 | Nepal | 19.11.2013 | 595 | 176 | 29.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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48 | Philippines | 09.05.2016 | 292 | 86 | 29.5% | 09.05.2016 | 24 | 6 | 25.0%
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49 | Australia | 02.07.2016 | 150 | 43 | 28.7% | 02.07.2016 | 76 | 31 | 40.8%
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50 | South Sudan | 04.08.2016 | 383 | 109 | 28.5% | 05.08.2011 | 50 | 6 | 12.0%
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51 | Luxembourg | 20.10.2013 | 60 | 17 | 28.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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52 | Poland | 25.10.2015 | 460 | 129 | 28.0% | 25.10.2015 | 100 | 14 | 14.0%
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53 | Afghanistan | 18.09.2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.7% | 10.01.2015 | 68 | 18 | 26.5%
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" | Peru | 10.04.2016 | 130 | 36 | 27.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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55 | Israel | 17.03.2015 | 120 | 33 | 27.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.03.2016 | 149 | 41 | 27.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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57 | Kazakhstan | 20.03.2016 | 107 | 29 | 27.1% | 28.06.2017 | 47 | 5 | 10.6%
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58 | Dominican Republic | 15.05.2016 | 190 | 51 | 26.8% | 15.05.2016 | 32 | 3 | 9.4%
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59 | Estonia | 01.03.2015 | 101 | 27 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | San Marino | 20.11.2016 | 60 | 16 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Viet Nam | 22.05.2016 | 494 | 132 | 26.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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62 | Canada | 19.10.2015 | 335 | 88 | 26.3% | N.A. | 100 | 43 | 43.0%
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63 | Algeria | 04.05.2017 | 462 | 119 | 25.8% | 29.12.2015 | 143 | 10 | 7.0%
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" | Honduras | 24.11.2013 | 128 | 33 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Turkmenistan | 15.12.2013 | 124 | 32 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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66 | Suriname | 24.05.2015 | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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67 | Iraq | 30.04.2014 | 328 | 83 | 25.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Mauritania | 23.11.2013 | 147 | 37 | 25.2% | 08.11.2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.3%
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69 | Dominica | 08.12.2014 | 32 | 8 | 25.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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70 | Somalia | 23.10.2016 | 275 | 67 | 24.4% | 23.10.2016 | 54 | 13 | 24.1%
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71 | China | 05.03.2013 | 2924 | 709 | 24.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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72 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.05.2013 | 100 | 24 | 24.0% | 26.05.2013 | 73 | 12 | 16.4%
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73 | Bulgaria | 26.03.2017 | 240 | 57 | 23.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Singapore | 11.09.2015 | 101 | 24 | 23.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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75 | Cabo Verde | 20.03.2016 | 72 | 17 | 23.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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76 | Montenegro | 16.10.2016 | 81 | 19 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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77 | Lesotho | 03.06.2017 | 118 | 27 | 22.9% | 11.07.2017 | 31 | 8 | 25.8%
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78 | Republic of Moldova | 30.11.2014 | 101 | 23 | 22.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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79 | United Arab Emirates | 03.10.2015 | 40 | 9 | 22.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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80 | Ireland | 26.02.2016 | 158 | 35 | 22.2% | 25.04.2016 | 60 | 18 | 30.0%
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" | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 06.12.2015 | 167 | 37 | 22.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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82 | Eritrea | 01.02.1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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83 | Guinea | 28.09.2013 | 114 | 25 | 21.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.10.2014 | 42 | 9 | 21.4% | 29.01.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.3%
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85 | Lithuania | 09.10.2016 | 141 | 30 | 21.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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86 | Seychelles | 08.09.2016 | 33 | 7 | 21.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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87 | Monaco | 10.02.2013 | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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88 | Romania | 11.12.2016 | 329 | 68 | 20.7% | 11.12.2016 | 136 | 19 | 14.0%
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89 | Pakistan | 11.05.2013 | 340 | 70 | 20.6% | 05.03.2015 | 104 | 19 | 18.3%
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90 | Morocco | 07.10.2016 | 395 | 81 | 20.5% | 02.10.2015 | 120 | 14 | 11.7%
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91 | Bangladesh | 05.01.2014 | 350 | 71 | 20.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Cambodia | 28.07.2013 | 123 | 25 | 20.3% | 29.01.2012 | 61 | 9 | 14.8%
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93 | Uruguay | 26.10.2014 | 99 | 20 | 20.2% | 26.10.2014 | 31 | 9 | 29.0%
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94 | Czech Republic | 25.10.2013 | 200 | 40 | 20.0% | 07.10.2016 | 80 | 15 | 18.8%
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" | Slovakia | 05.03.2016 | 150 | 30 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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96 | Saudi Arabia | 02.12.2016 | 151 | 30 | 19.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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97 | Indonesia | 09.04.2014 | 560 | 111 | 19.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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98 | Kenya | 04.03.2013 | 350 | 68 | 19.4% | 04.03.2013 | 68 | 18 | 26.5%
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" | United States of America | 08.11.2016 | 433 | 84 | 19.4% | 08.11.2016 | 100 | 21 | 21.0%
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100 | Kyrgyzstan | 04.10.2015 | 120 | 23 | 19.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Madagascar | 20.12.2013 | 151 | 29 | 19.2% | 29.12.2015 | 63 | 13 | 20.6%
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102 | Tajikistan | 01.03.2015 | 63 | 12 | 19.0% | 27.03.2015 | 32 | 7 | 21.9%
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103 | Colombia | 09.03.2014 | 166 | 31 | 18.7% | 09.03.2014 | 102 | 22 | 21.6%
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104 | Croatia | 11.09.2016 | 151 | 28 | 18.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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105 | Greece | 20.09.2015 | 300 | 55 | 18.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Panama | 04.05.2014 | 71 | 13 | 18.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.10.2014 | 55 | 10 | 18.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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108 | Armenia | 02.04.2017 | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Zambia | 11.08.2016 | 167 | 30 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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110 | Cyprus | 22.05.2016 | 56 | 10 | 17.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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111 | Togo | 25.07.2013 | 91 | 16 | 17.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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112 | Jamaica | 22.02.2016 | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | 10.03.2016 | 21 | 5 | 23.8%
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113 | Gabon | 17.12.2011 | 117 | 20 | 17.1% | 13.12.2014 | 102 | 18 | 17.6%
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" | Mongolia | 29.06.2016 | 76 | 13 | 17.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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115 | Niger | 21.02.2016 | 171 | 29 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Republic of Korea | 13.04.2016 | 300 | 51 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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117 | Azerbaijan | 01.11.2015 | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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118 | Barbados | 21.02.2013 | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | 06.03.2013 | 21 | 5 | 23.8%
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" | Malawi | 20.05.2014 | 192 | 32 | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saint Lucia | 06.06.2016 | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 05.01.2012 | 11 | 3 | 27.3%
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121 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 09.03.2014 | 687 | 112 | 16.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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122 | Fiji | 17.09.2014 | 50 | 8 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Georgia | 08.10.2016 | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Latvia | 04.10.2014 | 100 | 16 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Libya | 25.06.2014 | 188 | 30 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Uzbekistan | 21.12.2014 | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | 13.01.2015 | 100 | 17 | 17.0%
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127 | Chile | 17.11.2013 | 120 | 19 | 15.8% | 17.11.2013 | 38 | 6 | 15.8%
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" | Russian Federation | 18.09.2016 | 450 | 71 | 15.8% | N.A. | 170 | 29 | 17.1%
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129 | Jordan | 20.09.2016 | 130 | 20 | 15.4% | 27.09.2016 | 65 | 10 | 15.4%
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130 | Egypt | 17.10.2015 | 596 | 89 | 14.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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131 | Turkey | 01.11.2015 | 549 | 80 | 14.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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132 | Paraguay | 21.04.2013 | 80 | 11 | 13.8% | 21.04.2013 | 45 | 9 | 20.0%
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133 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.04.2014 | 102 | 14 | 13.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.02.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.04.2016 | 250 | 33 | 13.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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136 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 09.12.2015 | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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137 | Bahamas | 24.05.2017 | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | 24.05.2017 | 16 | 7 | 43.8%
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" | Chad | 13.02.2011 | 188 | 24 | 12.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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139 | Ghana | 07.12.2016 | 275 | 35 | 12.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Guatemala | 06.09.2015 | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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141 | Palau | 01.11.2016 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 01.11.2016 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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142 | Sierra Leone | 17.11.2012 | 121 | 15 | 12.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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143 | Liberia | 11.10.2011 | 73 | 9 | 12.3% | 20.12.2014 | 30 | 3 | 10.0%
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" | Ukraine | 26.10.2014 | 423 | 52 | 12.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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145 | Liechtenstein | 05.02.2017 | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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146 | Malta | 03.06.2017 | 67 | 8 | 11.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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147 | India | 07.04.2014 | 542 | 64 | 11.8% | 21.03.2016 | 244 | 27 | 11.1%
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148 | Mauritius | 10.12.2014 | 69 | 8 | 11.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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149 | Congo | 16.07.2017 | 151 | 17 | 11.3% | 12.10.2014 | 72 | 14 | 19.4%
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150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.06.2014 | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 25.06.2014 | 17 | 5 | 29.4%
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151 | Burkina Faso | 29.11.2015 | 127 | 14 | 11.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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152 | Djibouti | 22.02.2013 | 65 | 7 | 10.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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153 | Brazil | 05.10.2014 | 513 | 55 | 10.7% | 05.10.2014 | 81 | 12 | 14.8%
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154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.12.2016 | 255 | 27 | 10.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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155 | Nauru | 09.07.2016 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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156 | Malaysia | 05.05.2013 | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | N.A. | 68 | 15 | 22.1%
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157 | Gambia | 06.04.2017 | 58 | 6 | 10.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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158 | Myanmar | 08.11.2015 | 433 | 44 | 10.2% | 08.11.2015 | 221 | 23 | 10.4%
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159 | Hungary | 06.04.2014 | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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160 | Samoa | 04.03.2016 | 50 | 5 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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161 | Botswana | 24.10.2014 | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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162 | Belize | 04.11.2015 | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | 13.11.2015 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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163 | Japan | 14.12.2014 | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | 10.07.2016 | 242 | 50 | 20.7%
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164 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.01.2017 | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Marshall Islands | 16.11.2015 | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.11.2011 | 492 | 44 | 8.9% | 19.01.2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.6%
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167 | Mali | 24.11.2013 | 147 | 13 | 8.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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168 | Central African Republic | 14.02.2016 | 140 | 12 | 8.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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169 | Bhutan | 13.07.2013 | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 23.04.2013 | 25 | 2 | 8.0%
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170 | Bahrain | 22.11.2014 | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 07.12.2014 | 40 | 9 | 22.5%
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171 | Benin | 26.04.2015 | 83 | 6 | 7.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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172 | Tuvalu | 31.03.2015 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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173 | Kiribati | 30.12.2015 | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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174 | Swaziland | 20.09.2013 | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | 30.10.2013 | 30 | 10 | 33.3%
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175 | Comoros | 25.01.2015 | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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176 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26.02.2016 | 289 | 17 | 5.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Maldives | 22.03.2014 | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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178 | Sri Lanka | 17.08.2015 | 225 | 13 | 5.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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179 | Nigeria | 28.03.2015 | 360 | 20 | 5.6% | 28.03.2015 | 108 | 7 | 6.5%
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180 | Thailand | 07.08.2014 | 250 | 12 | 4.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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181 | Tonga | 27.11.2014 | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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182 | Kuwait | 26.11.2016 | 65 | 2 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Lebanon | 07.06.2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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184 | Haiti | 09.08.2015 | 118 | 3 | 2.5% | 20.11.2016 | 28 | 1 | 3.6%
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185 | Solomon Islands | 19.11.2014 | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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186 | Oman | 25.10.2015 | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | 07.11.2015 | 85 | 14 | 16.5%
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187 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 07.03.2017 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Papua New Guinea | 24.06.2017 | 106 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Qatar | 01.07.2013 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Vanuatu | 22.01.2016 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Yemen | 27.04.2003 | 275 | 0 | 0.0% | 28.04.2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.8%
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? | Albania | 25.06.2017 | 140 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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? | Senegal | 30.07.2017 | 165 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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