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| Women in national parliaments |
Situation as of 1st December 2014 |
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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 December 2014. 189 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. |
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WORLD CLASSIFICATION |
Rank | Country | Lower or single House | Upper House or Senate |
Elections | Seats* | Women | % W | Elections | Seats* | Women | % W |
1 | Rwanda | 9 2013 | 80 | 51 | 63.8% | 9 2011 | 26 | 10 | 38.5%
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2 | Bolivia | 10 2014 | 130 | 69 | 53.1% | 10 2014 | 36 | 17 | 47.2%
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3 | Andorra | 4 2011 | 28 | 14 | 50.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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4 | Cuba | 2 2013 | 612 | 299 | 48.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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5 | Sweden | 9 2014 | 349 | 156 | 44.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Seychelles | 9 2011 | 32 | 14 | 43.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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7 | Senegal | 7 2012 | 150 | 65 | 43.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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8 | Finland | 4 2011 | 200 | 85 | 42.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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9 | Nicaragua | 11 2011 | 92 | 39 | 42.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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10 | Ecuador | 2 2013 | 137 | 57 | 41.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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11 | South Africa 1 | 5 2014 | 400 | 166 | 41.5% | 5 2014 | 54 | 19 | 35.2%
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12 | Iceland | 4 2013 | 63 | 25 | 39.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Spain | 11 2011 | 350 | 139 | 39.7% | 11 2011 | 266 | 89 | 33.5%
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13 | Norway | 9 2013 | 169 | 67 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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14 | Belgium | 5 2014 | 150 | 59 | 39.3% | 7 2014 | 60 | 30 | 50.0%
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15 | Denmark | 9 2011 | 179 | 70 | 39.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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16 | Netherlands | 9 2012 | 150 | 58 | 38.7% | 5 2011 | 75 | 27 | 36.0%
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17 | Timor-Leste | 7 2012 | 65 | 25 | 38.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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18 | Mexico | 7 2012 | 500 | 187 | 37.4% | 7 2012 | 128 | 44 | 34.4%
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19 | Angola | 8 2012 | 220 | 81 | 36.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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20 | Argentina | 10 2013 | 257 | 94 | 36.6% | 10 2013 | 72 | 28 | 38.9%
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21 | Germany | 9 2013 | 631 | 230 | 36.5% | N.A. | 69 | 19 | 27.5%
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22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 2010 | 350 | 126 | 36.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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23 | Slovenia | 7 2014 | 90 | 32 | 35.6% | 11 2012 | 40 | 3 | 7.5%
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24 | Uganda | 2 2011 | 386 | 135 | 35.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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25 | Serbia | 3 2014 | 250 | 85 | 34.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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26 | Costa Rica | 2 2014 | 57 | 19 | 33.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Grenada | 2 2013 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 3 2013 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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" | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 4 2014 | 123 | 41 | 33.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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27 | Austria | 9 2013 | 183 | 59 | 32.2% | N.A. | 62 | 18 | 29.0%
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28 | Algeria | 5 2012 | 462 | 146 | 31.6% | 12 2012 | 144 | 10 | 6.9%
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29 | Zimbabwe | 7 2013 | 270 | 85 | 31.5% | 7 2013 | 80 | 38 | 47.5%
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30 | Italy | 2 2013 | 630 | 198 | 31.4% | 2 2013 | 317 | 92 | 29.0%
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31 | Guyana | 11 2011 | 67 | 21 | 31.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Portugal | 6 2011 | 230 | 72 | 31.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tunisia | 10 2014 | 217 | 68 | 31.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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32 | Cameroon | 9 2013 | 180 | 56 | 31.1% | 4 2013 | 100 | 20 | 20.0%
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33 | Switzerland | 10 2011 | 200 | 62 | 31.0% | 10 2011 | 46 | 9 | 19.6%
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34 | Burundi | 7 2010 | 105 | 32 | 30.5% | 7 2010 | 41 | 19 | 46.3%
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35 | New Zealand | 9 2014 | 121 | 36 | 29.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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36 | Nepal | 11 2013 | 597 | 176 | 29.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 2010 | 42 | 12 | 28.6% | 6 2010 | 31 | 6 | 19.4%
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38 | Luxembourg | 10 2013 | 60 | 17 | 28.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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39 | Ethiopia | 5 2010 | 547 | 152 | 27.8% | 5 2010 | 135 | 22 | 16.3%
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40 | Afghanistan | 9 2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.7% | 1 2011 | 102 | 28 | 27.5%
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41 | El Salvador | 3 2012 | 84 | 23 | 27.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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42 | Philippines | 5 2013 | 289 | 79 | 27.3% | 5 2013 | 24 | 6 | 25.0%
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43 | Lesotho | 5 2012 | 120 | 32 | 26.7% | 6 2012 | 33 | 9 | 27.3%
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44 | Belarus | 9 2012 | 109 | 29 | 26.6% | 8 2012 | 57 | 20 | 35.1%
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45 | South Sudan | 8 2011 | 332 | 88 | 26.5% | 8 2011 | 50 | 5 | 10.0%
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46 | Turkmenistan | 12 2013 | 125 | 33 | 26.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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47 | France | 6 2012 | 577 | 151 | 26.2% | 9 2014 | 348 | 87 | 25.0%
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48 | Australia | 9 2013 | 150 | 39 | 26.0% | 9 2013 | 76 | 29 | 38.2%
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49 | Honduras | 11 2013 | 128 | 33 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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50 | Iraq | 4 2014 | 328 | 83 | 25.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Singapore | 5 2011 | 99 | 25 | 25.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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51 | Kazakhstan | 1 2012 | 115 | 29 | 25.2% | 10 2014 | 47 | 3 | 6.4%
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" | Mauritania | 11 2013 | 147 | 37 | 25.2% | 11 2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.3%
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52 | Canada | 5 2011 | 307 | 77 | 25.1% | N.A. | 96 | 38 | 39.6%
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53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 2011 | 132 | 33 | 25.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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54 | Poland | 10 2011 | 460 | 112 | 24.3% | 10 2011 | 100 | 13 | 13.0%
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" | Sudan | 4 2010 | 354 | 86 | 24.3% | 5 2010 | 29 | 5 | 17.2%
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" | Viet Nam | 5 2011 | 498 | 121 | 24.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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55 | Lithuania | 10 2012 | 141 | 34 | 24.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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56 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 2013 | 100 | 24 | 24.0% | 5 2013 | 75 | 8 | 10.7%
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57 | Croatia | 12 2011 | 151 | 36 | 23.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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58 | China | 3 2013 | 2987 | 699 | 23.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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59 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 2010 | 120 | 28 | 23.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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60 | United Kingdom | 5 2010 | 650 | 147 | 22.6% | N.A. | 779 | 182 | 23.4%
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61 | Israel | 1 2013 | 120 | 27 | 22.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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62 | Peru | 4 2011 | 130 | 29 | 22.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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63 | Eritrea | 2 1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Uzbekistan | 12 2009 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | 1 2010 | 100 | 15 | 15.0%
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64 | Guinea | 9 2013 | 114 | 25 | 21.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 2014 | 42 | 9 | 21.4% | 10 2014 | 15 | ? | ?
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66 | Greece | 6 2012 | 300 | 63 | 21.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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67 | Cabo Verde | 2 2011 | 72 | 15 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Dominican Republic | 5 2010 | 183 | 38 | 20.8% | 5 2010 | 32 | 3 | 9.4%
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" | Monaco | 2 2013 | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Pakistan | 5 2013 | 323 | 67 | 20.7% | 3 2012 | 104 | 17 | 16.3%
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69 | Madagascar | 12 2013 | 151 | 31 | 20.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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70 | Cambodia | 7 2013 | 123 | 25 | 20.3% | 1 2012 | 61 | 9 | 14.8%
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71 | Albania | 6 2013 | 140 | 28 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Bulgaria | 10 2014 | 240 | 48 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Liechtenstein | 2 2013 | 25 | 5 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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72 | Colombia | 3 2014 | 166 | 33 | 19.9% | 3 2014 | 102 | 23 | 22.5%
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" | Saudi Arabia | 1 2013 | 151 | 30 | 19.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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73 | Bangladesh | 1 2014 | 348 | 69 | 19.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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74 | Czech Republic | 10 2013 | 200 | 39 | 19.5% | 10 2014 | 81 | 13 | 16.0%
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75 | Panama | 5 2014 | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | United States of America | 11 2014 | 435 | 84 | 19.3% | 11 2014 | 100 | 20 | 20.0%
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76 | Kenya | 3 2013 | 350 | 67 | 19.1% | 3 2013 | 68 | 18 | 26.5%
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77 | Estonia | 3 2011 | 100 | 19 | 19.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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78 | Mauritius | 5 2010 | 69 | 13 | 18.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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79 | Slovakia | 3 2012 | 150 | 28 | 18.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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80 | San Marino | 11 2012 | 60 | 11 | 18.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 2014 | 55 | 10 | 18.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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82 | Latvia | 10 2014 | 100 | 18 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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83 | Republic of Moldova | 11 2014 | 101 | 18 | 17.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Togo | 7 2013 | 91 | 16 | 17.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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85 | United Arab Emirates | 9 2011 | 40 | 7 | 17.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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86 | Montenegro | 10 2012 | 81 | 14 | 17.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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87 | Morocco | 11 2011 | 395 | 67 | 17.0% | 10 2009 | 270 | 6 | 2.2%
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" | Venezuela | 9 2010 | 165 | 28 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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88 | Indonesia | 4 2014 | 555 | 94 | 16.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tajikistan | 2 2010 | 59 | 10 | 16.9% | 3 2010 | 33 | 4 | 12.1%
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89 | Barbados | 2 2013 | 30 | 5 | 16.7% | 3 2013 | 21 | 6 | 28.6%
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" | Malawi | 5 2014 | 192 | 32 | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saint Lucia | 11 2011 | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | 1 2012 | 11 | 2 | 18.2%
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90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3 2014 | 687 | 112 | 16.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Republic of Korea | 4 2012 | 300 | 49 | 16.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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91 | Libya | 6 2014 | 188 | 30 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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92 | Chile | 11 2013 | 120 | 19 | 15.8% | 11 2013 | 38 | 7 | 18.4%
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93 | Ireland | 2 2011 | 166 | 26 | 15.7% | 4 2011 | 60 | 18 | 30.0%
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94 | Azerbaijan | 11 2010 | 122 | 19 | 15.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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95 | Gabon | 12 2011 | 120 | 18 | 15.0% | 1 2009 | 102 | 17 | 16.7%
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" | Paraguay | 4 2013 | 80 | 12 | 15.0% | 4 2013 | 45 | 9 | 20.0%
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96 | Chad | 2 2011 | 188 | 28 | 14.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Mongolia | 6 2012 | 74 | 11 | 14.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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97 | Turkey | 6 2011 | 548 | 79 | 14.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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98 | Malta | 3 2013 | 70 | 10 | 14.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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99 | Fiji | 9 2014 | 50 | 7 | 14.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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100 | Somalia | 8 2012 | 275 | 38 | 13.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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101 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 2014 | 102 | 14 | 13.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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102 | Russian Federation | 12 2011 | 450 | 61 | 13.6% | N.A. | 163 | 13 | 8.0%
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103 | Romania | 12 2012 | 407 | 55 | 13.5% | 12 2012 | 176 | 13 | 7.4%
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104 | Guatemala | 9 2011 | 158 | 21 | 13.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Niger | 1 2011 | 113 | 15 | 13.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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105 | Bahamas | 5 2012 | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | 5 2012 | 16 | 4 | 25.0%
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106 | Uruguay 2 | 10 2014 | 99 | 13 | 13.1% | 10 2014 | 31 | 2 | 6.5%
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107 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 2010 | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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108 | Dominica | 12 2009 | 31 | 4 | 12.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Djibouti | 2 2013 | 55 | 7 | 12.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Jamaica | 12 2011 | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | 9 2007 | 21 | 6 | 28.6%
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110 | Cyprus | 5 2011 | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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111 | Sierra Leone | 11 2012 | 124 | 15 | 12.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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112 | Georgia | 10 2012 | 150 | 18 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Jordan | 1 2013 | 150 | 18 | 12.0% | 10 2013 | 75 | 9 | 12.0%
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" | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 2012 | 250 | 30 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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113 | Suriname | 5 2010 | 51 | 6 | 11.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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114 | Ukraine | 10 2014 | 420 | 49 | 11.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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115 | India | 4 2014 | 543 | 62 | 11.4% | 1 2014 | 243 | 31 | 12.8%
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116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 2014 | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 6 2014 | 15 | 5 | 33.3%
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117 | Liberia | 10 2011 | 73 | 8 | 11.0% | 10 2011 | 30 | 4 | 13.3%
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118 | Ghana | 12 2012 | 275 | 30 | 10.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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119 | Zambia | 9 2011 | 158 | 17 | 10.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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120 | Armenia | 5 2012 | 131 | 14 | 10.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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121 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 2011 | 498 | 53 | 10.6% | 1 2007 | 108 | 6 | 5.6%
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122 | Malaysia | 5 2013 | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | N.A. | 59 | 17 | 28.8%
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123 | Hungary | 4 2014 | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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124 | Brazil | 10 2014 | 513 | 51 | 9.9% | 10 2014 | 81 | 11 | 13.6%
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125 | Botswana | 10 2014 | 63 | 6 | 9.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Mali | 11 2013 | 147 | 14 | 9.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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126 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 2011 | 254 | 24 | 9.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Gambia | 3 2012 | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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127 | Kiribati | 10 2011 | 46 | 4 | 8.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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128 | Bhutan | 7 2013 | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 4 2013 | 25 | 2 | 8.0%
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129 | Benin | 4 2011 | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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130 | Japan | 12 2012 | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | 7 2013 | 242 | 39 | 16.1%
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131 | Bahrain | 11 2014 | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 11 2010 | 40 | 11 | 27.5%
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132 | Congo | 7 2012 | 136 | 10 | 7.4% | 10 2014 | 72 | 14 | 19.4%
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133 | Nigeria | 4 2011 | 360 | 24 | 6.7% | 4 2011 | 109 | 7 | 6.4%
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" | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tuvalu | 9 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Swaziland | 9 2013 | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | 10 2013 | 30 | 10 | 33.3%
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135 | Samoa | 3 2011 | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Thailand | 8 2014 | 197 | 12 | 6.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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136 | Maldives | 3 2014 | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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137 | Sri Lanka | 4 2010 | 225 | 13 | 5.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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138 | Myanmar | 11 2010 | 429 | 24 | 5.6% | 11 2010 | 224 | 4 | 1.8%
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139 | Nauru | 6 2013 | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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140 | Haiti | 11 2010 | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | 11 2010 | 20 | 0 | 0.0%
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141 | Belize | 3 2012 | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 3 2012 | 13 | 5 | 38.5%
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" | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5 2012 | 290 | 9 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Lebanon | 6 2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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142 | Comoros | 12 2009 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Marshall Islands | 11 2011 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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143 | Papua New Guinea | 6 2012 | 111 | 3 | 2.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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144 | Solomon Islands | 11 2014 | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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145 | Kuwait | 7 2013 | 65 | 1 | 1.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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146 | Oman | 10 2011 | 84 | 1 | 1.2% | 10 2011 | 83 | 15 | 18.1%
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147 | Yemen | 4 2003 | 301 | 1 | 0.3% | 4 2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.8%
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148 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 2013 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Palau | 11 2012 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 2012 | 13 | 3 | 23.1%
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" | Qatar | 7 2013 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tonga | 11 2014 | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Vanuatu | 10 2012 | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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? | Mozambique | 10 2014 | 250 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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? | Namibia | 11 2014 | 96 | ? | ? | 11 2010 | 26 | 7 | 26.9%
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