Rank | Country | Lower or single House | Upper House or Senate |
Elections | Seats | Women | % W | Elections | Seats | Women | % W |
1 |
Sweden |
09 1994 |
349 |
141 |
40.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
2 |
Denmark |
03 1998 |
179 |
67 |
37.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
3 |
Norway |
09 1997 |
165 |
60 |
36.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
4 |
Netherlands |
05 1998 |
150 |
54 |
36.0 |
05 1995 |
75 |
17 |
22.7 |
5 |
Finland |
03 1995 |
200 |
67 |
33.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
6 |
New Zealand |
10 1996 |
120 |
35 |
29.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
7 |
South Africa |
04 1994 |
400 |
114 |
28.5 |
04 1994 |
54 |
9 |
16.7 |
8 |
Argentina |
10 1997 |
257 |
71 |
27.6 |
12 1995 |
72 |
4 |
5.6 |
" |
Cuba |
01 1998 |
601 |
166 |
27.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
9 |
Austria |
12 1995 |
183 |
48 |
26.2 |
11 1994 |
64 |
13 |
20.3 |
" |
Germany |
10 1994 |
672 |
176 |
26.2 |
1997* |
69 |
13 |
18.8 |
" |
Viet Nam |
07 1997 |
450 |
118 |
26.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
10 |
Iceland |
04 1995 |
63 |
16 |
25.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
11 |
Mozambique |
10 1994 |
250 |
63 |
25.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
12 |
Spain |
03 1996 |
348 |
86 |
24.7 |
03 1996 |
256 |
34 |
13.3 |
13 |
Seychelles |
03 1998 |
34 |
8 |
23.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
14 |
Monaco |
02 1998 |
18 |
4 |
22.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Namibia |
12 1994 |
72 |
16 |
22.2 |
01 1992 |
26 |
1 |
3.8 |
15 |
China |
1997-98 |
2979 |
650 |
21.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
16 |
Lao People's Democratic Rep. |
12 1997 |
99 |
21 |
21.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
17 |
Eritrea |
02 1994 |
105 |
22 |
21.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Switzerland |
10 1995 |
200 |
42 |
21.0 |
10 1995 |
46 |
8 |
17.4 |
18 |
Canada |
06 1997 |
301 |
62 |
20.6 |
1998 |
100 |
29 |
29.0 |
19 |
Dem. People's Rep. of Korea |
04 1990 |
687 |
138 |
20.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
20 |
Grenada |
06 1995 |
15 |
3 |
20.0 |
06 1995 |
13 |
? |
? |
" |
Luxembourg |
06 1994 |
60 |
12 |
20.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
21 |
Costa Rica |
02 1998 |
57 |
11 |
19.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
22 |
United Kingdom |
05 1997 |
659 |
120 |
18.2 |
1998* |
1272 |
? |
? |
23 |
Uganda |
06 1996 |
276 |
50 |
18.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
24 |
Turkmenistan |
12 1994 |
50 |
9 |
18.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
25 |
Lithuania |
10 1996 |
137 |
24 |
17.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
United Rep. of Tanzania |
10 1995 |
275 |
48 |
17.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
26 |
Mexico |
07 1997 |
500 |
87 |
17.4 |
07 1997 |
128 |
19 |
14.8 |
27 |
Rwanda |
11 1994 |
70 |
12 |
17.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
28 |
El Salvador |
03 1997 |
84 |
14 |
16.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
29 |
Suriname |
05 1996 |
51 |
8 |
15.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
30 |
Angola |
09 1992 |
220 |
34 |
15.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Australia |
03 1996 |
148 |
23 |
15.5 |
03 1996 |
76 |
23 |
30.3 |
31 |
Bahamas |
03 1997 |
40 |
6 |
15.0 |
03 1997 |
16 |
5 |
31.3 |
" |
Czech Republic |
05 1996 |
200 |
30 |
15.0 |
11 1996 |
81 |
9 |
11.1 |
32 |
Slovakia |
10 1994 |
150 |
22 |
14.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Zimbabwe |
04 1995 |
150 |
22 |
14.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
33 |
Jamaica |
12 1997 |
59 |
8 |
13.6 |
01 1998 |
21 |
5 |
23.8 |
34 |
Kazakhstan |
12 1995 |
67 |
9 |
13.4 |
12 1995 |
47 |
4 |
8.5 |
35 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
07 1995 |
15 |
2 |
13.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
36 |
Poland |
09 1997 |
460 |
60 |
13.0 |
09 1997 |
100 |
11 |
11.0 |
" |
Portugal |
10 1995 |
230 |
30 |
13.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
37 |
Belgium |
05 1995 |
150 |
19 |
12.7 |
05 1995 |
71 |
16 |
22.5 |
38 |
Guatemala |
11 1995 |
80 |
10 |
12.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
39 |
Mali |
07 1997 |
147 |
18 |
12.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
40 |
Senegal |
05 1998 |
140 |
17 |
12.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
41 |
Azerbaijan |
11 1995 |
125 |
15 |
12.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Congo |
01 1998 |
75 |
9 |
12.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Ireland |
06 1997 |
166 |
20 |
12.0 |
08 1997 |
60 |
11 |
18.3 |
42 |
Saint Lucia |
05 1997 |
17 |
2 |
11.8 |
05 1997 |
11 |
2 |
18.2 |
43 |
United States of America |
11 1996 |
435 |
51 |
11.7 |
11 1996 |
100 |
9 |
9.0 |
44 |
Indonesia |
05 1997 |
500 |
57 |
11.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
45 |
Cape Verde |
12 1995 |
72 |
8 |
11.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Italy |
04 1996 |
630 |
70 |
11.1 |
04 1996 |
326 |
26 |
8.0 |
" |
Trinidad and Tobago |
11 1995 |
36 |
4 |
11.1 |
11 1995 |
31 |
9 |
29.0 |
46 |
Estonia |
03 1995 |
101 |
11 |
10.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
France |
05 1997 |
577 |
63 |
10.9 |
09 1995 |
321 |
18 |
5.6 |
47 |
Bulgaria |
04 1997 |
240 |
26 |
10.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Chile |
12 1997 |
120 |
13 |
10.8 |
12 1997 |
46 |
2 |
4.3 |
" |
Nicaragua |
10 1996 |
93 |
10 |
10.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Peru |
04 1995 |
120 |
13 |
10.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
48 |
Barbados |
09 1994 |
28 |
3 |
10.7 |
09 1994 |
21 |
6 |
28.6 |
49 |
Russian Federation |
12 1995 |
450 |
46 |
10.2 |
1997* |
178 |
1 |
0.6 |
50 |
Guinea-Bissau |
07 1994 |
100 |
10 |
10.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
51 |
Burundi |
06 1993 |
81 |
8 |
9.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
52 |
Panama |
05 1994 |
72 |
7 |
9.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Zambia |
11 1996 |
155 |
15 |
9.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
53 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
08 1994 |
250 |
24 |
9.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
54 |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines |
02 1994 |
21 |
2 |
9.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
55 |
Dominica |
06 1995 |
32 |
3 |
9.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Honduras |
11 1997 |
128 |
12 |
9.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
56 |
Bangladesh |
06 1996 |
330 |
30 |
9.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
57 |
Ghana |
12 1996 |
200 |
18 |
9.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Latvia |
09 1995 |
100 |
9 |
9.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
58 |
Equatorial Guinea |
11 1993 |
80 |
7 |
8.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Guinea |
06 1995 |
114 |
10 |
8.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
59 |
Botswana |
10 1994 |
47 |
4 |
8.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
60 |
Gabon |
12 1996 |
120 |
10 |
8.3 |
01 1997 |
89 |
10 |
11.2 |
61 |
Burkina Faso |
05 1997 |
111 |
9 |
8.1 |
12 1995 |
176 |
21 |
11.9 |
" |
India |
02 1998 |
543 |
44 |
8.1 |
03 1998 |
220 |
19 |
8.6 |
62 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
11 1995 |
175 |
14 |
8.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
63 |
Croatia |
10 1995 |
127 |
10 |
7.9 |
04 1997 |
68 |
4 |
5.9 |
" |
Mongolia |
06 1996 |
76 |
6 |
7.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
64 |
Malaysia |
04 1995 |
192 |
15 |
7.8 |
03 1998 |
69 |
12 |
17.4 |
" |
Slovenia |
11 1996 |
90 |
7 |
7.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
65 |
Mauritius |
12 1995 |
66 |
5 |
7.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
66 |
Israel |
05 1996 |
120 |
9 |
7.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
67 |
Tunisia |
03 1994 |
163 |
12 |
7.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
68 |
Romania |
11 1996 |
343 |
25 |
7.3 |
11 1996 |
143 |
2 |
1.4 |
" |
Sao Tome and Principe |
10 1994 |
55 |
4 |
7.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
69 |
Benin |
03 1995 |
83 |
6 |
7.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
70 |
Andorra |
02 1997 |
28 |
2 |
7.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Uruguay |
11 1994 |
99 |
7 |
7.1 |
11 1994 |
31 |
2 |
6.5 |
71 |
Georgia |
11 1995 |
231 |
16 |
6.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
72 |
Brazil |
10 1994 |
513 |
34 |
6.6 |
10 1994 |
81 |
6 |
7.4 |
73 |
Iraq |
03 1996 |
250 |
16 |
6.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
74 |
Armenia |
07 1995 |
190 |
12 |
6.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Greece |
09 1996 |
300 |
19 |
6.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Maldives |
12 1994 |
48 |
3 |
6.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
75 |
Uzbekistan |
12 1994 |
250 |
15 |
6.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
76 |
Venezuela |
12 1993 |
203 |
12 |
5.9 |
12 1993 |
50 |
4 |
8.0 |
77 |
Cambodia |
05 1993 |
120 |
7 |
5.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Malta |
10 1996 |
69 |
4 |
5.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
78 |
Cameroon |
05 1997 |
180 |
10 |
5.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Malawi |
05 1994 |
177 |
10 |
5.6 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Thailand |
11 1996 |
393 |
22 |
5.6 |
03 1996 |
260 |
21 |
8.1 |
79 |
Cyprus |
05 1996 |
56 |
3 |
5.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
80 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
03 1994 |
19 |
1 |
5.3 |
03 1994 |
17 |
3 |
17.6 |
" |
Sri Lanka |
08 1994 |
225 |
12 |
5.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Sudan |
03 1996 |
400 |
21 |
5.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
81 |
Yugoslavia |
11 1996 |
138 |
7 |
5.1 |
03 1998 |
40 |
4 |
10.0 |
82 |
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) |
03 1996 |
266 |
13 |
4.9 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
83 |
Singapore |
01 1997 |
84 |
4 |
4.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
84 |
Japan |
10 1996 |
500 |
23 |
4.6 |
07 1995 |
252 |
35 |
13.9 |
85 |
Fiji |
02 1994 |
70 |
3 |
4.3 |
02 1994 |
34 |
3 |
8.8 |
86 |
Samoa |
04 1996 |
49 |
2 |
4.1 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
87 |
Liechtenstein |
02 1997 |
25 |
1 |
4.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
88 |
Mauritania |
10 1996 |
79 |
3 |
3.8 |
04 1998 |
56 |
0 |
0.0 |
89 |
Ecuador |
05 1996 |
82 |
3 |
3.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Republic of Korea |
04 1996 |
299 |
11 |
3.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
90 |
Haiti |
06 1995 |
83 |
3 |
3.6 |
04 1997 |
27 |
? |
? |
91 |
Central African Republic |
08 1993 |
85 |
3 |
3.5 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
92 |
Belize |
06 1993 |
29 |
1 |
3.4 |
06 1993 |
8 |
3 |
37.5 |
" |
Nepal |
11 1994 |
205 |
7 |
3.4 |
06 1997 |
60 |
5 |
8.3 |
93 |
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia |
10 1994 |
120 |
4 |
3.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
94 |
Algeria |
06 1997 |
380 |
12 |
3.2 |
12 1997 |
144 |
8 |
5.6 |
" |
Kenya |
12 1997 |
222 |
7 |
3.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
95 |
Swaziland |
09 1993 |
64 |
2 |
3.1 |
09 1993 |
30 |
6 |
20.0 |
96 |
Tajikistan |
02 1995 |
181 |
5 |
2.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
97 |
Chad |
01 1997 |
125 |
3 |
2.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Turkey |
12 1995 |
550 |
13 |
2.4 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
98 |
Lebanon |
08 1996 |
128 |
3 |
2.3 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Pakistan |
02 1997 |
217 |
5 |
2.3 |
03 1997 |
87 |
1 |
1.1 |
99 |
Bhutan |
1997* |
150 |
3 |
2.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Egypt |
11 1995 |
454 |
9 |
2.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Ethiopia |
05 1995 |
537 |
11 |
2.0 |
05 1995 |
120 |
? |
? |
" |
Gambia |
01 1997 |
49 |
1 |
2.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
100 |
Papua New Guinea |
06 1997 |
109 |
2 |
1.8 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
101 |
Kyrgyzstan |
02 1995 |
70 |
1 |
1.4 |
02 1995 |
35 |
4 |
11.4 |
102 |
Niger |
11 1996 |
83 |
1 |
1.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Togo |
02 1994 |
81 |
1 |
1.2 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
103 |
Yemen |
04 1997 |
301 |
2 |
0.7 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
104 |
Morocco |
11 1997 |
325 |
2 |
0.6 |
12 1997 |
270 |
2 |
0.7 |
105 |
Comoros |
12 1996 |
43 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Djibouti |
12 1997 |
65 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Jordan |
11 1997 |
80 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 1997 |
40 |
3 |
7.5 |
" |
Kiribati |
07 1994 |
41 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Kuwait |
10 1996 |
50 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Micronesia (Fed. States of) |
03 1997 |
14 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Nauru |
02 1997 |
18 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
Palau |
11 1996 |
16 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 1996 |
14 |
1 |
7.1 |
" |
Tonga |
01 1996 |
30 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
" |
United Arab Emirates |
12 1997 |
40 |
0 |
0.0 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Albania |
06 1997 |
155 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Belarus |
11 1996 |
110 |
? |
? |
02 1997 |
63 |
19 |
30.2 |
? |
Bolivia |
06 1997 |
130 |
? |
? |
06 1997 |
27 |
1 |
3.7 |
? |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
09 1996 |
42 |
? |
? |
09 1996 |
15 |
? |
? |
? |
Colombia |
03 1998 |
165 |
? |
? |
03 1998 |
102 |
? |
? |
? |
Dominican Republic |
05 1998 |
149 |
? |
? |
05 1998 |
30 |
? |
? |
? |
Guyana |
12 1997 |
65 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Hungary |
05 1998 |
386 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Lesotho |
05 1998 |
80 |
? |
? |
05 1998 |
33 |
? |
? |
? |
Liberia |
07 1997 |
64 |
? |
? |
07 1997 |
26 |
? |
? |
? |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
1997* |
760 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Madagascar |
05 1998 |
150 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Marshall Islands |
11 1995 |
33 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Paraguay |
05 1998 |
80 |
? |
? |
05 1998 |
45 |
? |
? |
? |
Philippines |
05 1998 |
260 |
? |
? |
05 1998 |
24 |
? |
? |
? |
Republic of Moldova |
03 1998 |
101 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
San Marino |
05 1998 |
60 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Solomon Islands |
08 1997 |
50 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Tuvalu |
03 1998 |
12 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
? |
Ukraine |
03 1998 |
450 |
? |
? |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
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Vanuatu |
03 1998 |
52 |
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