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 | 61.30% | 26.09.2011 | 26 | 10 | 38.50% |
2 | Bolivia | 12.10.2014 | 130 | 69 | 53.10% | 12.10.2014 | 36 | 17 | 47.20% |
3 | Cuba | 03.02.2013 | 612 | 299 | 48.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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4 | Nicaragua | 06.11.2016 | 92 | 42 | 45.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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5 | Sweden | 14.09.2014 | 349 | 152 | 43.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Mexico | 07.06.2015 | 500 | 213 | 42.60% | 01.07.2012 | 128 | 47 | 36.70% |
7 | Finland | 19.04.2015 | 200 | 84 | 42.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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8 | Senegal | 30.07.2017 | 165 | 69 | 41.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | South Africa 1 | 07.05.2014 | 392 | 164 | 41.80% | 21.05.2014 | 54 | 19 | 35.20% |
10 | Norway | 11.09.2017 | 169 | 70 | 41.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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11 | Namibia | 29.11.2014 | 104 | 43 | 41.30% | 08.12.2015 | 42 | 10 | 23.80% |
12 | Mozambique | 15.10.2014 | 250 | 99 | 39.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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13 | Spain | 26.06.2016 | 350 | 137 | 39.10% | 26.06.2016 | 266 | 101 | 38.00% |
14 | France | 11.06.2017 | 577 | 225 | 39.00% | 24.09.2017 | 348 | 102 | 29.30% |
15 | Ethiopia | 24.05.2015 | 547 | 212 | 38.80% | 05.10.2015 | 153 | 49 | 32.00% |
16 | New Zealand | 23.09.2017 | 120 | 46 | 38.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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17 | Argentina | 22.10.2017 | 257 | 98 | 38.10% | 22.10.2017 | 72 | 30 | 41.70% |
" | Iceland | 28.10.2017 | 63 | 24 | 38.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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19 | Belgium | 25.05.2014 | 150 | 57 | 38.00% | 03.07.2014 | 60 | 30 | 50.00% |
" | Ecuador | 19.02.2017 | 137 | 52 | 38.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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21 | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 11.12.2016 | 120 | 45 | 37.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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22 | Denmark | 18.06.2015 | 179 | 67 | 37.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.10.2015 | 390 | 145 | 37.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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24 | Slovenia | 13.07.2014 | 90 | 33 | 36.70% | 22.11.2017 | 39 | 4 | 10.30% |
25 | Burundi | 29.06.2015 | 121 | 44 | 36.40% | 24.07.2015 | 43 | 18 | 41.90% |
26 | Netherlands | 15.03.2017 | 150 | 54 | 36.00% | 26.05.2015 | 75 | 26 | 34.70% |
27 | Costa Rica | 02.02.2014 | 57 | 20 | 35.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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28 | Portugal | 04.10.2015 | 230 | 80 | 34.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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29 | Belarus | 11.09.2016 | 110 | 38 | 34.50% | 30.08.2012 | 56 | 17 | 30.40% |
30 | Austria | 15.10.2017 | 183 | 63 | 34.40% | N.A. | 61 | 19 | 31.10% |
" | Serbia | 24.04.2016 | 250 | 86 | 34.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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32 | Uganda | 18.02.2016 | 449 | 154 | 34.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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33 | Grenada | 19.02.2013 | 15 | 5 | 33.30% | 27.03.2013 | 13 | 2 | 15.40% |
34 | Zimbabwe | 31.07.2013 | 264 | 86 | 32.60% | 31.07.2013 | 79 | 38 | 48.10% |
35 | Switzerland | 18.10.2015 | 200 | 65 | 32.50% | 23.10.2011 | 46 | 7 | 15.20% |
36 | Timor-Leste | 22.07.2017 | 65 | 21 | 32.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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37 | Andorra | 01.03.2015 | 28 | 9 | 32.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | El Salvador | 01.03.2015 | 84 | 27 | 32.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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39 | United Kingdom | 08.06.2017 | 650 | 208 | 32.00% | N.A. | 805 | 207 | 25.70% |
40 | Guyana | 11.05.2015 | 69 | 22 | 31.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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41 | Tunisia | 26.10.2014 | 217 | 68 | 31.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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42 | Cameroon | 30.09.2013 | 180 | 56 | 31.10% | 14.04.2013 | 100 | 20 | 20.00% |
43 | Italy | 24.02.2013 | 630 | 195 | 31.00% | 24.02.2013 | 320 | 91 | 28.40% |
" | Trinidad and Tobago | 07.09.2015 | 42 | 13 | 31.00% | 23.09.2015 | 31 | 9 | 29.00% |
45 | Germany | 24.09.2017 | 709 | 218 | 30.70% | N.A. | 69 | 27 | 39.10% |
46 | Angola | 23.08.2017 | 220 | 67 | 30.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Sudan | 13.04.2015 | 426 | 130 | 30.50% | 01.06.2015 | 54 | 19 | 35.20% |
48 | Nepal | 19.11.2013 | 595 | 176 | 29.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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49 | Philippines | 09.05.2016 | 292 | 86 | 29.50% | 09.05.2016 | 24 | 6 | 25.00% |
50 | Australia | 02.07.2016 | 150 | 43 | 28.70% | 02.07.2016 | 76 | 31 | 40.80% |
51 | South Sudan | 04.08.2016 | 383 | 109 | 28.50% | 05.08.2011 | 50 | 6 | 12.00% |
52 | Luxembourg | 20.10.2013 | 60 | 17 | 28.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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53 | Poland | 25.10.2015 | 460 | 129 | 28.00% | 25.10.2015 | 100 | 14 | 14.00% |
54 | Albania | 25.06.2017 | 140 | 39 | 27.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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55 | Afghanistan | 18.09.2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.70% | 10.01.2015 | 68 | 18 | 26.50% |
" | Peru | 10.04.2016 | 130 | 36 | 27.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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57 | Israel | 17.03.2015 | 120 | 33 | 27.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20.03.2016 | 149 | 41 | 27.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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59 | Kazakhstan | 20.03.2016 | 107 | 29 | 27.10% | 28.06.2017 | 47 | 5 | 10.60% |
60 | Dominican Republic | 15.05.2016 | 190 | 51 | 26.80% | 15.05.2016 | 32 | 3 | 9.40%
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61 | Estonia | 01.03.2015 | 101 | 27 | 26.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | San Marino | 20.11.2016 | 60 | 16 | 26.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Viet Nam | 22.05.2016 | 494 | 132 | 26.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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64 | Canada | 19.10.2015 | 335 | 88 | 26.30% | N.A. | 100 | 43 | 43.00% |
65 | Algeria | 04.05.2017 | 462 | 119 | 25.80% | 29.12.2015 | 143 | 10 | 7.00%
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" | Turkmenistan | 15.12.2013 | 124 | 32 | 25.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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67 | Suriname | 24.05.2015 | 51 | 13 | 25.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Iraq | 30.04.2014 | 328 | 83 | 25.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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69 | Mauritania | 23.11.2013 | 147 | 37 | 25.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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70 | Dominica | 08.12.2014 | 32 | 8 | 25.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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71 | Somalia | 23.10.2016 | 275 | 67 | 24.40% | 23.10.2016 | 54 | 13 | 24.10% |
72 | China | 05.03.2013 | 2924 | 709 | 24.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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73 | Bulgaria | 26.03.2017 | 240 | 57 | 23.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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74 | Cabo Verde | 20.03.2016 | 72 | 17 | 23.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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75 | Montenegro | 16.10.2016 | 81 | 19 | 23.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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76 | Singapore | 11.09.2015 | 100 | 23 | 23.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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77 | Republic of Moldova | 30.11.2014 | 101 | 23 | 22.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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78 | United Arab Emirates | 03.10.2015 | 40 | 9 | 22.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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79 | Ireland | 26.02.2016 | 158 | 35 | 22.20% | 25.04.2016 | 60 | 18 | 30.00% |
" | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 06.12.2015 | 167 | 37 | 22.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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81 | Lesotho | 03.06.2017 | 122 | 27 | 22.10% | 11.07.2017 | 32 | 8 | 25.00% |
82 | Czech Republic | 20.10.2017 | 200 | 44 | 22.00% | 07.10.2016 | 80 | 15 | 18.80% |
" | Eritrea | 01.02.1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Guinea | 28.09.2013 | 114 | 25 | 21.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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85 | Kenya | 08.07.2017 | 349 | 76 | 21.80% | 08.07.2017 | 68 | 21 | 30.90% |
86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.10.2014 | 42 | 9 | 21.40% | 29.01.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.30% |
87 | Lithuania | 09.10.2016 | 141 | 30 | 21.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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88 | Seychelles | 08.09.2016 | 33 | 7 | 21.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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89 | Monaco | 10.02.2013 | 24 | 5 | 20.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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90 | Romania | 11.12.2016 | 329 | 68 | 20.70% | 11.12.2016 | 136 | 19 | 14.00% |
91 | Pakistan | 11.05.2013 | 340 | 70 | 20.60% | 05.03.2015 | 104 | 19 | 18.30% |
92 | Morocco | 07.10.2016 | 395 | 81 | 20.50% | 02.10.2015 | 120 | 14 | 11.70% |
93 | Bangladesh | 05.01.2014 | 350 | 71 | 20.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Cambodia | 28.07.2013 | 123 | 25 | 20.30% | 29.01.2012 | 61 | 9 | 14.80% |
95 | Uruguay | 26.10.2014 | 99 | 20 | 20.20% | 26.10.2014 | 31 | 9 | 29.00% |
96 | Slovakia | 05.03.2016 | 150 | 30 | 20.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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97 | Saudi Arabia | 02.12.2016 | 151 | 30 | 19.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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98 | Indonesia | 09.04.2014 | 560 | 111 | 19.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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99 | United States of America | 08.11.2016 | 434 | 84 | 19.40% | 08.11.2016 | 100 | 21 | 21.00% |
100 | Kyrgyzstan | 04.10.2015 | 120 | 23 | 19.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Madagascar | 20.12.2013 | 151 | 29 | 19.20% | 29.12.2015 | 63 | 13 | 20.60% |
102 | Tajikistan | 01.03.2015 | 63 | 12 | 19.00% | 27.03.2015 | 32 | 7 | 21.90% |
103 | Colombia | 09.03.2014 | 166 | 31 | 18.70% | 09.03.2014 | 102 | 22 | 21.60% |
104 | Croatia | 11.09.2016 | 151 | 28 | 18.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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105 | Greece | 20.09.2015 | 300 | 55 | 18.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Panama | 04.05.2014 | 71 | 13 | 18.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.10.2014 | 55 | 10 | 18.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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108 | Armenia | 02.04.2017 | 105 | 19 | 18.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Zambia | 11.08.2016 | 167 | 30 | 18.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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110 | Cyprus | 22.05.2016 | 56 | 10 | 17.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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111 | Togo | 25.07.2013 | 91 | 16 | 17.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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112 | Jamaica | 22.02.2016 | 63 | 11 | 17.50% | 10.03.2016 | 21 | 5 | 23.80% |
113 | Gabon | 17.12.2011 | 117 | 20 | 17.10% | 13.12.2014 | 102 | 18 | 17.60% |
" | Mongolia | 29.06.2016 | 76 | 13 | 17.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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115 | Niger | 21.02.2016 | 171 | 29 | 17.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Republic of Korea | 13.04.2016 | 300 | 51 | 17.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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117 | Azerbaijan | 01.11.2015 | 125 | 21 | 16.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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118 | Barbados | 21.02.2013 | 30 | 5 | 16.70% | 06.03.2013 | 21 | 5 | 23.80% |
" | Malawi | 20.05.2014 | 192 | 32 | 16.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saint Lucia | 06.06.2016 | 18 | 3 | 16.70% | 05.01.2012 | 11 | 3 | 27.30% |
121 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 09.03.2014 | 687 | 112 | 16.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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122 | Fiji | 17.09.2014 | 50 | 8 | 16.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Georgia | 08.10.2016 | 150 | 24 | 16.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Latvia | 04.10.2014 | 100 | 16 | 16.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Libya | 25.06.2014 | 188 | 30 | 16.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Uzbekistan | 21.12.2014 | 150 | 24 | 16.00% | 13.01.2015 | 100 | 17 | 17.00% |
127 | Russian Federation | 18.09.2016 | 450 | 71 | 15.80% | N.A. | 170 | 29 | 17.10% |
128 | Jordan | 20.09.2016 | 130 | 20 | 15.40% | 27.09.2016 | 65 | 10 | 15.40% |
129 | Egypt | 17.10.2015 | 596 | 89 | 14.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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130 | Turkey | 01.11.2015 | 549 | 80 | 14.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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131 | Paraguay | 21.04.2013 | 80 | 11 | 13.80% | 21.04.2013 | 45 | 9 | 20.00% |
132 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.04.2014 | 102 | 14 | 13.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.02.2015 | 15 | 2 | 13.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.04.2016 | 250 | 33 | 13.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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135 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 09.12.2015 | 23 | 3 | 13.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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136 | Bahamas | 24.05.2017 | 39 | 5 | 12.80% | 24.05.2017 | 16 | 7 | 43.80% |
" | Chad | 13.02.2011 | 188 | 24 | 12.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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138 | Ghana | 07.12.2016 | 275 | 35 | 12.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Guatemala | 06.09.2015 | 158 | 20 | 12.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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140 | Palau | 01.11.2016 | 16 | 2 | 12.50% | 01.11.2016 | 13 | 2 | 15.40% |
141 | Sierra Leone | 17.11.2012 | 121 | 15 | 12.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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142 | Ukraine | 26.10.2014 | 423 | 52 | 12.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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143 | Liechtenstein | 05.02.2017 | 25 | 3 | 12.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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144 | Malta | 03.06.2017 | 67 | 8 | 11.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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145 | India | 07.04.2014 | 542 | 64 | 11.80% | 21.03.2016 | 244 | 27 | 11.10% |
146 | Mauritius | 10.12.2014 | 69 | 8 | 11.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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147 | Congo | 16.07.2017 | 151 | 17 | 11.30% | 31.08.2017 | 71 | 14 | 19.70% |
148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.06.2014 | 18 | 2 | 11.10% | 25.06.2014 | 17 | 5 | 29.40% |
149 | Burkina Faso | 29.11.2015 | 127 | 14 | 11.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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150 | Djibouti | 22.02.2013 | 65 | 7 | 10.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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151 | Brazil | 05.10.2014 | 513 | 55 | 10.70% | 05.10.2014 | 81 | 12 | 14.80% |
152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.12.2016 | 255 | 27 | 10.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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153 | Nauru | 09.07.2016 | 19 | 2 | 10.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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154 | Malaysia | 05.05.2013 | 222 | 23 | 10.40% | N.A. | 68 | 15 | 22.10% |
155 | Gambia | 06.04.2017 | 58 | 6 | 10.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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156 | Myanmar | 08.11.2015 | 433 | 44 | 10.20% | 08.11.2015 | 221 | 23 | 10.40% |
157 | Hungary | 06.04.2014 | 199 | 20 | 10.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Japan | 22.10.2017 | 465 | 47 | 10.10% | 10.07.2016 | 242 | 50 | 20.70% |
159 | Samoa | 04.03.2016 | 50 | 5 | 10.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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160 | Liberia | 10.10.2017 | 71 | 7 | 9.90% | 20.12.2014 | 30 | 3 | 10.00% |
161 | Qatar | 01.07.2013 | 41 | 4 | 9.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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162 | Botswana | 24.10.2014 | 63 | 6 | 9.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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163 | Belize | 04.11.2015 | 32 | 3 | 9.40% | 13.11.2015 | 13 | 2 | 15.40% |
164 | Brunei Darussalam | 13.01.2017 | 33 | 3 | 9.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Marshall Islands | 16.11.2015 | 33 | 3 | 9.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.11.2011 | 492 | 44 | 8.90% | 19.01.2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.60%
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167 | Mali | 24.11.2013 | 147 | 13 | 8.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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168 | Central African Republic | 14.02.2016 | 140 | 12 | 8.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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169 | Bhutan | 13.07.2013 | 47 | 4 | 8.50% | 23.04.2013 | 25 | 2 | 8.00%
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170 | Tonga | 16.11.2017 | 26 | 2 | 7.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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171 | Bahrain | 22.11.2014 | 40 | 3 | 7.50% | 07.12.2014 | 40 | 9 | 22.50% |
172 | Benin | 26.04.2015 | 83 | 6 | 7.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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173 | Tuvalu | 31.03.2015 | 15 | 1 | 6.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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174 | Kiribati | 30.12.2015 | 46 | 3 | 6.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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175 | Swaziland | 20.09.2013 | 65 | 4 | 6.20% | 30.10.2013 | 30 | 10 | 33.30% |
176 | Comoros | 25.01.2015 | 33 | 2 | 6.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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177 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 26.02.2016 | 289 | 17 | 5.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Maldives | 22.03.2014 | 85 | 5 | 5.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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179 | Sri Lanka | 17.08.2015 | 225 | 13 | 5.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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180 | Nigeria | 28.03.2015 | 360 | 20 | 5.60% | 28.03.2015 | 108 | 7 | 6.50%
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181 | Thailand | 07.08.2014 | 250 | 12 | 4.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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182 | Kuwait | 26.11.2016 | 65 | 2 | 3.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Lebanon | 07.06.2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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184 | Haiti | 09.08.2015 | 118 | 3 | 2.50% | 20.11.2016 | 28 | 1 | 3.60%
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185 | Solomon Islands | 19.11.2014 | 50 | 1 | 2.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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186 | Oman | 25.10.2015 | 85 | 1 | 1.20% | 07.11.2015 | 85 | 14 | 16.50% |
187 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 07.03.2017 | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Papua New Guinea | 24.06.2017 | 106 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Vanuatu | 22.01.2016 | 52 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Yemen | 27.04.2003 | 275 | 0 | 0.00% | 28.04.2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.80%
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? | Chile | 19.11.2017 | 155 | ? | ? | 19.11.2017 | 43 | ? | ?
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? | Equatorial Guinea | 12.11.2017 | 99 | ? | ? | 12.11.2017 | 54 | ? | ?
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? | Honduras | 26.11.2017 | 128 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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