WORLD CLASSIFICATION |
Rank | Country | Lower or single House | Upper House or Senate |
Elections | Seats* | Women | % W | Elections | Seats* | Women | % W |
1 | Rwanda | 9 2008 | 80 | 45 | 56.3% | 10 2003 | 26 | 9 | 34.6%
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2 | Sweden | 9 2006 | 349 | 162 | 46.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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3 | South Africa 1 | 4 2009 | 400 | 178 | 44.5% | 4 2009 | 54 | 16 | 29.6%
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4 | Cuba | 1 2008 | 614 | 265 | 43.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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5 | Iceland | 4 2009 | 63 | 27 | 42.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Netherlands | 11 2006 | 150 | 63 | 42.0% | 5 2007 | 75 | 26 | 34.7%
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7 | Finland | 3 2007 | 200 | 80 | 40.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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8 | Norway | 9 2009 | 169 | 67 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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9 | Mozambique | 10 2009 | 250 | 98 | 39.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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10 | Angola | 9 2008 | 220 | 85 | 38.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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11 | Argentina | 6 2009 | 257 | 99 | 38.5% | 6 2009 | 71 | 25 | 35.2%
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12 | Belgium | 6 2007 | 150 | 57 | 38.0% | 6 2007 | 71 | 29 | 40.8%
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" | Denmark | 11 2007 | 179 | 68 | 38.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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13 | Costa Rica | 2 2006 | 57 | 21 | 36.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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14 | Spain | 3 2008 | 350 | 128 | 36.6% | 3 2008 | 263 | 81 | 30.8%
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15 | Andorra | 4 2009 | 28 | 10 | 35.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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16 | New Zealand | 11 2008 | 122 | 41 | 33.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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17 | Nepal | 4 2008 | 594 | 197 | 33.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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18 | Germany | 9 2009 | 622 | 204 | 32.8% | N.A. | 69 | 15 | 21.7%
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19 | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 6 2008 | 120 | 39 | 32.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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20 | Ecuador | 4 2009 | 124 | 40 | 32.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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21 | Belarus | 9 2008 | 110 | 35 | 31.8% | 7 2008 | 58 | 19 | 32.8%
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22 | Uganda | 2 2006 | 324 | 102 | 31.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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23 | Burundi | 7 2005 | 118 | 37 | 31.4% | 7 2005 | 49 | 16 | 32.7%
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24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12 2005 | 323 | 99 | 30.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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25 | Guyana | 8 2006 | 70 | 21 | 30.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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26 | Timor-Leste | 6 2007 | 65 | 19 | 29.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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27 | Switzerland | 10 2007 | 200 | 58 | 29.0% | 10 2007 | 46 | 10 | 21.7%
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28 | Austria | 9 2008 | 183 | 51 | 27.9% | N.A. | 61 | 18 | 29.5%
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29 | Mexico | 7 2009 | 500 | 138 | 27.6% | 7 2006 | 128 | 25 | 19.5%
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" | Tunisia | 10 2009 | 214 | 59 | 27.6% | 8 2008 | 112 | 17 | 15.2%
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30 | Peru | 4 2006 | 120 | 33 | 27.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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31 | Portugal | 9 2009 | 230 | 63 | 27.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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32 | Afghanistan | 9 2005 | 249 | 68 | 27.3% | 9 2005 | 102 | 23 | 22.5%
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" | Australia | 11 2007 | 150 | 41 | 27.3% | 11 2007 | 76 | 27 | 35.5%
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33 | Namibia | 11 2009 | 78 | 21 | 26.9% | 11 2004 | 26 | 7 | 26.9%
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34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 2007 | 41 | 11 | 26.8% | 12 2007 | 31 | 13 | 41.9%
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35 | Monaco | 2 2008 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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36 | Viet Nam | 5 2007 | 493 | 127 | 25.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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37 | Kyrgyzstan | 12 2007 | 90 | 23 | 25.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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38 | Iraq | 12 2005 | 275 | 70 | 25.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Suriname | 5 2005 | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 2006 | 115 | 29 | 25.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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40 | Lesotho | 2 2007 | 120 | 29 | 24.2% | 3 2007 | 33 | 6 | 18.2%
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41 | Liechtenstein | 2 2009 | 25 | 6 | 24.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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42 | Republic of Moldova | 7 2009 | 101 | 24 | 23.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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43 | Croatia | 11 2007 | 153 | 36 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Seychelles | 5 2007 | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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44 | Singapore | 5 2006 | 94 | 22 | 23.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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45 | Estonia | 3 2007 | 101 | 23 | 22.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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46 | Senegal | 6 2007 | 150 | 34 | 22.7% | 8 2007 | 100 | 40 | 40.0%
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47 | United Arab Emirates | 12 2006 | 40 | 9 | 22.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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48 | Bolivia | 12 2009 | 130 | 29 | 22.3% | 12 2009 | 36 | 15 | 41.7%
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49 | Pakistan | 2 2008 | 342 | 76 | 22.2% | 3 2009 | 100 | 17 | 17.0%
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50 | Canada | 10 2008 | 308 | 68 | 22.1% | N.A. | 93 | 32 | 34.4%
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" | Mauritania | 11 2006 | 95 | 21 | 22.1% | 11 2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.3%
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51 | Eritrea | 2 1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Latvia | 10 2006 | 100 | 22 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Uzbekistan | 12 2009 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | 1 2010 | 100 | 15 | 15.0%
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52 | Ethiopia | 5 2005 | 529 | 116 | 21.9% | 10 2005 | 112 | 21 | 18.8%
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53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 2005 | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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54 | Serbia | 5 2008 | 250 | 54 | 21.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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55 | China | 3 2008 | 2987 | 637 | 21.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Italy | 4 2008 | 630 | 134 | 21.3% | 4 2008 | 322 | 59 | 18.3%
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56 | Cambodia | 7 2008 | 123 | 26 | 21.1% | 1 2006 | 61 | 9 | 14.8%
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57 | Philippines | 5 2007 | 267 | 56 | 21.0% | 5 2007 | 23 | 4 | 17.4%
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58 | Bulgaria | 7 2009 | 240 | 50 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Malawi | 5 2009 | 192 | 40 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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59 | Nicaragua | 11 2006 | 92 | 19 | 20.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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60 | Luxembourg | 6 2009 | 60 | 12 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Poland | 10 2007 | 460 | 92 | 20.0% | 10 2007 | 100 | 8 | 8.0%
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61 | Dominican Republic | 5 2006 | 178 | 35 | 19.7% | 5 2006 | 32 | 1 | 3.1%
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62 | United Kingdom | 5 2005 | 646 | 126 | 19.5% | N.A. | 735 | 147 | 20.0%
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63 | Israel | 2 2009 | 120 | 23 | 19.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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64 | Lithuania | 10 2008 | 141 | 27 | 19.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 2006 | 42 | 8 | 19.0% | 3 2007 | 15 | 2 | 13.3%
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" | El Salvador | 1 2009 | 84 | 16 | 19.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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66 | France | 6 2007 | 577 | 109 | 18.9% | 9 2008 | 343 | 75 | 21.9%
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" | Sudan | 8 2005 | 444 | 84 | 18.9% | 8 2005 | 50 | 3 | 6.0%
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67 | Bangladesh | 12 2008 | 345 | 64 | 18.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Cape Verde | 1 2006 | 72 | 13 | 18.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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69 | Honduras | 11 2009 | 128 | 23 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Indonesia | 4 2009 | 560 | 101 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Slovakia | 6 2006 | 150 | 27 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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70 | Kazakhstan | 8 2007 | 107 | 19 | 17.8% | 10 2008 | 47 | 2 | 4.3%
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71 | Tajikistan | 2 2005 | 63 | 11 | 17.5% | 3 2005 | 34 | 8 | 23.5%
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" | Venezuela | 12 2005 | 166 | 29 | 17.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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72 | Greece | 10 2009 | 300 | 52 | 17.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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73 | Mauritius | 7 2005 | 70 | 12 | 17.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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74 | Turkmenistan | 12 2008 | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | United States of America 2 | 11 2008 | 435 | 73 | 16.8% | 11 2008 | 98 | 15 | 15.3%
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75 | San Marino | 11 2008 | 60 | 10 | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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76 | Albania | 6 2009 | 140 | 23 | 16.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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77 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3 2009 | 687 | 107 | 15.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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78 | Czech Republic | 6 2006 | 200 | 31 | 15.5% | 10 2008 | 81 | 14 | 17.3%
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79 | Burkina Faso | 5 2007 | 111 | 17 | 15.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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80 | Zimbabwe | 3 2008 | 214 | 32 | 15.0% | 3 2008 | 99 | 24 | 24.2%
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81 | Gabon | 1 2009 | 116 | 17 | 14.7% | 1 2009 | 102 | 18 | 17.6%
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" | Republic of Korea | 4 2008 | 299 | 44 | 14.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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82 | Slovenia | 9 2008 | 90 | 13 | 14.4% | 11 2007 | 40 | 1 | 2.5%
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83 | Dominica | 12 2009 | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Chile | 12 2009 | 120 | 17 | 14.2% | 12 2009 | 38 | 5 | 13.2%
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85 | Uruguay | 10 2009 | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | 10 2009 | 30 | 4 | 13.3%
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86 | Russian Federation | 12 2007 | 450 | 63 | 14.0% | N.A. | 169 | 8 | 4.7%
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" | Zambia | 9 2006 | 157 | 22 | 14.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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87 | Cameroon | 7 2007 | 180 | 25 | 13.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Ireland | 5 2007 | 165 | 23 | 13.9% | 7 2007 | 59 | 13 | 22.0%
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88 | Djibouti | 2 2008 | 65 | 9 | 13.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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89 | Swaziland | 9 2008 | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | 10 2008 | 30 | 12 | 40.0%
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90 | Grenada | 7 2008 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 8 2008 | 13 | 4 | 30.8%
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" | Jamaica | 9 2007 | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | 9 2007 | 21 | 3 | 14.3%
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" | Thailand | 12 2007 | 473 | 63 | 13.3% | 3 2008 | 150 | 24 | 16.0%
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91 | Sierra Leone | 8 2007 | 121 | 16 | 13.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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92 | Cyprus | 5 2006 | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Liberia | 10 2005 | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | 10 2005 | 30 | 5 | 16.7%
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" | Paraguay | 4 2008 | 80 | 10 | 12.5% | 4 2008 | 45 | 7 | 15.6%
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93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4 2007 | 250 | 31 | 12.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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94 | Bahamas | 5 2007 | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | 5 2007 | 15 | 5 | 33.3%
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95 | Guatemala | 9 2007 | 158 | 19 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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96 | Azerbaijan | 11 2005 | 123 | 14 | 11.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Romania | 11 2008 | 334 | 38 | 11.4% | 11 2008 | 137 | 8 | 5.8%
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97 | Japan | 8 2009 | 480 | 54 | 11.3% | 7 2007 | 242 | 42 | 17.4%
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98 | Hungary | 4 2006 | 386 | 43 | 11.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Montenegro | 3 2009 | 81 | 9 | 11.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saint Lucia | 12 2006 | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 1 2007 | 11 | 4 | 36.4%
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" | Togo | 10 2007 | 81 | 9 | 11.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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99 | Benin | 3 2003 | 83 | 9 | 10.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | India | 4 2009 | 545 | 59 | 10.8% | 7 2008 | 233 | 21 | 9.0%
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100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 2009 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 4 2009 | 17 | 5 | 29.4%
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" | Morocco | 9 2007 | 325 | 34 | 10.5% | 10 2009 | 270 | 6 | 2.2%
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101 | Mali | 7 2007 | 147 | 15 | 10.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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102 | Barbados | 1 2008 | 30 | 3 | 10.0% | 2 2008 | 21 | 7 | 33.3%
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" | Equatorial Guinea | 5 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Guinea-Bissau | 11 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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103 | Malaysia | 3 2008 | 222 | 22 | 9.9% | N.A. | 64 | 18 | 28.1%
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104 | Kenya | 12 2007 | 224 | 22 | 9.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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105 | Niger | 10 2009 | 113 | 11 | 9.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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106 | Central African Republic | 3 2005 | 104 | 10 | 9.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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107 | Armenia | 5 2007 | 131 | 12 | 9.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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108 | Turkey | 7 2007 | 549 | 50 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 2000 | 203 | 18 | 8.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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110 | Brazil | 10 2006 | 513 | 45 | 8.8% | 10 2006 | 81 | 10 | 12.3%
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111 | Malta | 3 2008 | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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112 | Bhutan | 3 2008 | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 12 2007 | 25 | 6 | 24.0%
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" | Panama | 5 2009 | 71 | 6 | 8.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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113 | Colombia | 3 2006 | 166 | 14 | 8.4% | 3 2006 | 102 | 12 | 11.8%
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" | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 2006 | 500 | 42 | 8.4% | 1 2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.6%
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114 | Ghana | 12 2008 | 230 | 19 | 8.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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115 | Samoa | 3 2006 | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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116 | Ukraine | 9 2007 | 450 | 36 | 8.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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117 | Botswana | 10 2009 | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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118 | Algeria | 5 2007 | 389 | 30 | 7.7% | 12 2009 | 136 | 7 | 5.1%
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" | Kuwait | 5 2009 | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3 2009 | 468 | 36 | 7.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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119 | Gambia | 1 2002 | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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120 | Congo | 6 2007 | 137 | 10 | 7.3% | 8 2008 | 70 | 9 | 12.9%
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" | Sao Tome and Principe | 3 2006 | 55 | 4 | 7.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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121 | Nigeria | 4 2007 | 358 | 25 | 7.0% | 4 2007 | 109 | 9 | 8.3%
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122 | Somalia | 8 2004 | 539 | 37 | 6.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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123 | Maldives | 5 2009 | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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124 | Jordan | 11 2007 | 110 | 7 | 6.4% | 12 2009 | 55 | 7 | 12.7%
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125 | Sri Lanka | 4 2004 | 225 | 13 | 5.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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126 | Chad | 4 2002 | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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127 | Georgia | 5 2008 | 137 | 7 | 5.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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128 | Kiribati | 8 2007 | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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129 | Haiti | 2 2006 | 98 | 4 | 4.1% | 4 2009 | 29 | 2 | 6.9%
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130 | Mongolia | 6 2008 | 76 | 3 | 3.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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131 | Vanuatu | 9 2008 | 52 | 2 | 3.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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132 | Lebanon | 6 2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tonga 3 | 4 2008 | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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133 | Marshall Islands | 11 2007 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 2008 | 290 | 8 | 2.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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135 | Bahrain | 11 2006 | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 12 2006 | 40 | 10 | 25.0%
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136 | Egypt | 11 2005 | 454 | 8 | 1.8% | 6 2007 | 264 | 18 | 6.8%
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137 | Papua New Guinea | 6 2007 | 109 | 1 | 0.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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138 | Yemen | 4 2003 | 301 | 1 | 0.3% | 4 2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.8%
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139 | Belize | 2 2008 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 2008 | 13 | 5 | 38.5%
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" | Comoros | 12 2009 | 33 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 2009 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Nauru | 4 2008 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Oman | 10 2007 | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 2007 | 72 | 14 | 19.4%
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" | Palau | 11 2008 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 2008 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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" | Qatar | 7 2008 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saudi Arabia | 2 2009 | 150 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Solomon Islands | 4 2006 | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tuvalu | 8 2006 | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 2010 | 15 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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