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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 January 2010  
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 31 January 2010. 187 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 2008804556.3%10 200326934.6%
2Sweden9 200634916246.4%------------
3South Africa 14 200940017844.5%4 2009541629.6%
4Cuba1 200861426543.2%------------
5Iceland4 2009632742.9%------------
6Netherlands11 20061506342.0%5 2007752634.7%
7Finland3 20072008040.0%------------
8Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
9Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
10Angola9 20082208538.6%------------
11Argentina6 20092579938.5%6 2009712535.2%
12Belgium6 20071505738.0%6 2007712940.8%
"Denmark11 20071796838.0%------------
13Costa Rica2 2006572136.8%------------
14Spain3 200835012836.6%3 20082638130.8%
15Andorra4 2009281035.7%------------
16New Zealand11 20081224133.6%------------
17Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
18Germany9 200962220432.8%N.A.691521.7%
19The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20081203932.5%------------
20Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
21Belarus9 20081103531.8%7 2008581932.8%
22Uganda2 200632410231.5%------------
23Burundi7 20051183731.4%7 2005491632.7%
24United Republic of Tanzania12 20053239930.7%------------
25Guyana8 2006702130.0%------------
26Timor-Leste6 2007651929.2%------------
27Switzerland10 20072005829.0%10 2007461021.7%
28Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611829.5%
29Mexico7 200950013827.6%7 20061282519.5%
"Tunisia10 20092145927.6%8 20081121715.2%
30Peru4 20061203327.5%------------
31Portugal9 20092306327.4%------------
32Afghanistan9 20052496827.3%9 20051022322.5%
"Australia11 20071504127.3%11 2007762735.5%
33Namibia11 2009782126.9%11 200426726.9%
34Trinidad and Tobago11 2007411126.8%12 2007311341.9%
35Monaco2 200823626.1%------------
36Viet Nam5 200749312725.8%------------
37Kyrgyzstan12 2007902325.6%------------
38Iraq12 20052757025.5%------------
"Suriname5 2005511325.5%------------
39Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20061152925.2%------------
40Lesotho2 20071202924.2%3 200733618.2%
41Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
42Republic of Moldova7 20091012423.8%------------
43Croatia11 20071533623.5%------------
"Seychelles5 200734823.5%------------
44Singapore5 2006942223.4%------------
45Estonia3 20071012322.8%------------
46Senegal6 20071503422.7%8 20071004040.0%
47United Arab Emirates12 200640922.5%------------
48Bolivia12 20091302922.3%12 2009361541.7%
49Pakistan2 20083427622.2%3 20091001717.0%
50Canada10 20083086822.1%N.A.933234.4%
"Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
51Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Latvia10 20061002222.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
52Ethiopia5 200552911621.9%10 20051122118.8%
53Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 200523521.7%------------
54Serbia5 20082505421.6%------------
55China3 2008298763721.3%------------
"Italy4 200863013421.3%4 20083225918.3%
56Cambodia7 20081232621.1%1 200661914.8%
57Philippines5 20072675621.0%5 200723417.4%
58Bulgaria7 20092405020.8%------------
"Malawi5 20091924020.8%------------
59Nicaragua11 2006921920.7%------------
60Luxembourg6 2009601220.0%------------
"Poland10 20074609220.0%10 200710088.0%
61Dominican Republic5 20061783519.7%5 20063213.1%
62United Kingdom5 200564612619.5%N.A.73514720.0%
63Israel2 20091202319.2%------------
64Lithuania10 20081412719.1%------------
65Bosnia and Herzegovina10 200642819.0%3 200715213.3%
"El Salvador1 2009841619.0%------------
66France6 200757710918.9%9 20083437521.9%
"Sudan8 20054448418.9%8 20055036.0%
67Bangladesh12 20083456418.6%------------
68Cape Verde1 2006721318.1%------------
69Honduras11 20091282318.0%------------
"Indonesia4 200956010118.0%------------
"Slovakia6 20061502718.0%------------
70Kazakhstan8 20071071917.8%10 20084724.3%
71Tajikistan2 2005631117.5%3 200534823.5%
"Venezuela12 20051662917.5%------------
72Greece10 20093005217.3%------------
73Mauritius7 2005701217.1%------------
74Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
"United States of America 211 20084357316.8%11 2008981515.3%
75San Marino11 2008601016.7%------------
76Albania6 20091402316.4%------------
77Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
78Czech Republic6 20062003115.5%10 2008811417.3%
79Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
80Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
81Gabon1 20091161714.7%1 20091021817.6%
"Republic of Korea4 20082994414.7%------------
82Slovenia9 2008901314.4%11 20074012.5%
83Dominica12 200928414.3%------------
84Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
85Uruguay10 2009991414.1%10 200930413.3%
86Russian Federation12 20074506314.0%N.A.16984.7%
"Zambia9 20061572214.0%------------
87Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
"Ireland5 20071652313.9%7 2007591322.0%
88Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
89Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
90Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813430.8%
"Jamaica9 200760813.3%9 200721314.3%
"Thailand12 20074736313.3%3 20081502416.0%
91Sierra Leone8 20071211613.2%------------
92Cyprus5 200656712.5%------------
"Liberia10 200564812.5%10 200530516.7%
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
93Syrian Arab Republic4 20072503112.4%------------
94Bahamas5 200741512.2%5 200715533.3%
95Guatemala9 20071581912.0%------------
96Azerbaijan11 20051231411.4%------------
"Romania11 20083343811.4%11 200813785.8%
97Japan8 20094805411.3%7 20072424217.4%
98Hungary4 20063864311.1%------------
"Montenegro3 200981911.1%------------
"Saint Lucia12 200618211.1%1 200711436.4%
"Togo10 200781911.1%------------
99Benin3 200383910.8%------------
"India4 20095455910.8%7 2008233219.0%
100Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
"Morocco9 20073253410.5%10 200927062.2%
101Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
102Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.0%------------
103Malaysia3 2008222229.9%N.A.641828.1%
104Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
105Niger10 2009113119.7%------------
106Central African Republic3 2005104109.6%------------
107Armenia5 2007131129.2%------------
108Turkey7 2007549509.1%------------
109Cote d'Ivoire12 2000203188.9%------------
110Brazil10 2006513458.8%10 2006811012.3%
111Malta3 20086968.7%------------
112Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
113Colombia3 2006166148.4%3 20061021211.8%
"Democratic Republic of the Congo7 2006500428.4%1 200710854.6%
114Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
115Samoa3 20064948.2%------------
116Ukraine9 2007450368.0%------------
117Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
118Algeria5 2007389307.7%12 200913675.1%
"Kuwait5 20096557.7%------------
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya3 2009468367.7%------------
119Gambia1 20025347.5%------------
120Congo6 2007137107.3%8 200870912.9%
"Sao Tome and Principe3 20065547.3%------------
121Nigeria4 2007358257.0%4 200710998.3%
122Somalia8 2004539376.9%------------
123Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
124Jordan11 200711076.4%12 200955712.7%
125Sri Lanka4 2004225135.8%------------
126Chad4 200215585.2%------------
127Georgia5 200813775.1%------------
128Kiribati8 20074624.3%------------
129Haiti2 20069844.1%4 20092926.9%
130Mongolia6 20087633.9%------------
131Vanuatu9 20085223.8%------------
132Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
"Tonga 34 20083213.1%------------
133Marshall Islands11 20073313.0%------------
134Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 200829082.8%------------
135Bahrain11 20064012.5%12 2006401025.0%
136Egypt11 200545481.8%6 2007264186.8%
137Papua New Guinea6 200710910.9%------------
138Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
139Belize2 20083200.0%3 200813538.5%
"Comoros12 20093300.0%------------
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20091400.0%------------
"Nauru4 20081800.0%------------
"Oman10 20078400.0%11 2007721419.4%
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20083500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Solomon Islands4 20065000.0%------------
"Tuvalu8 20061500.0%------------
140Saint Kitts and Nevis1 201015??------------
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

Guinea: The parliament was dissolved following the December 2008 coup

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.

2 - United States of America: The total refers to all voting members of the House.

3 - Tonga: No women were elected in 2008, however one woman was appointed to the Cabinet. As cabinet ministers also sit in parliament, there is one woman out of a total of 32 members.