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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st November 2013  
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 November 2013. 188 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 201034915644.7%------------
5Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
8South Africa 14 200940016942.3%4 2009531732.1%
9Nicaragua11 2011923740.2%------------
10Iceland4 2013632539.7%------------
11Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
14Ecuador2 20131375338.7%------------
"Netherlands9 20121505838.7%5 2011752736.0%
15Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
16Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
17Belgium6 20101505738.0%6 2010712940.8%
18Mexico7 201250018436.8%7 20121284232.8%
19Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.691927.5%
20Spain11 201135012636.0%11 20112669134.2%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
21Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
22Angola8 20122207534.1%------------
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111234234.1%------------
23Austria9 20131836133.3%N.A.621829.0%
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
24Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
"Serbia5 20122508333.2%------------
25New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20124037.5%
26Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012142107.0%
27Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
28Italy2 201363019831.4%2 20133179229.0%
29Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
30Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
31Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
32Switzerland10 20112005829.0%10 201146919.6%
33Portugal6 20112306628.7%------------
34Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031722.6%
35Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
36Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
37Philippines5 20132887827.1%5 201324625.0%
38France6 201257715526.9%9 20113477722.2%
39Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
"Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
40Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
41South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
42El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
43Australia9 20131503926.0%9 2013753141.3%
44Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
45Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
46Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
47Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
48Bulgaria5 20132405924.6%------------
"Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
49Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
50Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
51Singapore5 2011992424.2%------------
52Lithuania10 20121413424.1%------------
53Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
54Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
55China3 2013298769923.4%------------
56Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
"Luxembourg10 2013601423.3%------------
57Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
58Israel1 20131202722.5%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014622.5%N.A.76017222.6%
59Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
60Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
61Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
62Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
63Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
64Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
65Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Estonia3 20111012120.8%------------
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
66Pakistan5 20133236720.7%3 20121041716.3%
67Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 201261914.8%
68Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
69Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
70Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
71Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
72Czech Republic10 20132003919.5%10 2012811417.3%
"Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
73Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
74Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
75Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
76Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
"Kenya3 20133506518.6%3 2013681826.5%
77San Marino11 2012601118.3%------------
78Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
79Albania6 20131402517.9%------------
"United States of America11 20124317717.9%11 20121002020.0%
80Madagascar10 20103666417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"Paraguay4 2013801417.5%4 201345920.0%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
81Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
82Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
83Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321628.6%
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
84Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
85Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
"Montenegro10 2012811316.0%------------
86Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
87Burkina Faso12 20121272015.7%------------
"Ireland2 20111662615.7%4 2011601830.0%
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
88Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
89Togo7 2013911415.4%------------
90Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
91Turkey6 20115487914.4%------------
92Malta3 2013701014.3%------------
93Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
94Guinea-Bissau11 20081001414.0%------------
95Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
96Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
97Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Romania12 20124125513.3%12 2012176137.4%
98Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
99Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
100Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
101Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
102Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
103Jordan1 20131481812.2%10 201375912.0%
104Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Equatorial Guinea5 2013991212.1%5 20137667.9%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.1%10 200931412.9%
105Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
106Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
107Zambia9 20111571811.5%------------
108India4 20095456011.0%1 20122452610.6%
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
109Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
110Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
"Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
111Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
112Cote d'Ivoire12 20112492610.4%------------
"Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.511529.4%
113Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
114Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
115Ukraine10 2012445429.4%------------
116Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710865.6%
117Hungary4 2010386348.8%------------
118Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
119Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
120Panama5 20097168.5%------------
121Benin4 20118378.4%------------
122Japan12 2012480398.1%7 20132423916.1%
123Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
124Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
125Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
126Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
127Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
128Bhutan7 20134736.4%4 20132528.0%
129Kuwait7 20136546.2%------------
"Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
130Myanmar11 2010431266.0%11 201022441.8%
131Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
132Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
133Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
134Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
135Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
136Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
137Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
138Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
139Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
140Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
141Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
142Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20131400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
?Argentina10 2013257??10 201372??
* 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.