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 | 56.30% | 9 2011 | 26 | 10 | 38.50% |
2 | Andorra | 4 2011 | 28 | 14 | 50.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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3 | Cuba | 1 2008 | 586 | 265 | 45.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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4 | Sweden | 9 2010 | 349 | 156 | 44.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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5 | Seychelles | 9 2011 | 32 | 14 | 43.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Finland | 4 2011 | 200 | 85 | 42.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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7 | South Africa 1 | 4 2009 | 400 | 169 | 42.30% | 4 2009 | 53 | 17 | 32.10% |
8 | Netherlands | 6 2010 | 150 | 61 | 40.70% | 5 2011 | 75 | 27 | 36.00% |
9 | Nicaragua | 11 2011 | 92 | 37 | 40.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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10 | Iceland | 4 2009 | 63 | 25 | 39.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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11 | Norway | 9 2009 | 169 | 67 | 39.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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12 | Mozambique | 10 2009 | 250 | 98 | 39.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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13 | Denmark | 9 2011 | 179 | 70 | 39.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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14 | Costa Rica | 2 2010 | 57 | 22 | 38.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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15 | Angola | 9 2008 | 220 | 84 | 38.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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16 | Belgium | 6 2010 | 150 | 57 | 38.00% | 6 2010 | 71 | 29 | 40.80% |
17 | Argentina | 10 2011 | 257 | 96 | 37.40% | 10 2011 | 72 | 28 | 38.90% |
18 | Spain | 11 2011 | 350 | 126 | 36.00% | 11 2011 | 263 | 88 | 33.50% |
" | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 2010 | 350 | 126 | 36.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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19 | Uganda | 2 2011 | 386 | 135 | 35.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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20 | Nepal | 4 2008 | 594 | 197 | 33.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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21 | Germany | 9 2009 | 620 | 204 | 32.90% | N.A. | 69 | 19 | 27.50% |
22 | Ecuador | 4 2009 | 124 | 40 | 32.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Timor-Leste | 6 2007 | 65 | 21 | 32.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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23 | New Zealand | 11 2011 | 121 | 39 | 32.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Slovenia | 12 2011 | 90 | 29 | 32.20% | 11 2007 | 40 | 1 | 2.50%
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24 | Belarus | 9 2008 | 110 | 35 | 31.80% | 7 2008 | 58 | 19 | 32.80% |
25 | Guyana | 11 2011 | 67 | 21 | 31.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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26 | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 6 2011 | 123 | 38 | 30.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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27 | Burundi | 7 2010 | 105 | 32 | 30.50% | 7 2010 | 41 | 19 | 46.30% |
28 | Portugal | 6 2011 | 230 | 66 | 28.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 2010 | 42 | 12 | 28.60% | 6 2010 | 31 | 8 | 25.80% |
30 | Switzerland | 10 2011 | 200 | 57 | 28.50% | 10 2011 | 46 | 9 | 19.60% |
31 | Austria | 9 2008 | 183 | 51 | 27.90% | N.A. | 61 | 19 | 31.10% |
32 | Ethiopia | 5 2010 | 547 | 152 | 27.80% | 5 2010 | 135 | 22 | 16.30% |
33 | Afghanistan | 9 2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.70% | 1 2011 | 102 | 28 | 27.50% |
34 | Tunisia | 10 2011 | 217 | 58 | 26.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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35 | South Sudan | 8 2011 | 332 | 88 | 26.50% | 8 2011 | 50 | 5 | 10.00% |
36 | El Salvador | 3 2012 | 84 | 22 | 26.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Mexico | 7 2009 | 500 | 131 | 26.20% | 7 2006 | 128 | 29 | 22.70% |
37 | Bolivia | 12 2009 | 130 | 33 | 25.40% | 12 2009 | 36 | 17 | 47.20% |
38 | Iraq | 3 2010 | 325 | 82 | 25.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 2011 | 132 | 33 | 25.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Luxembourg | 6 2009 | 60 | 15 | 25.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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40 | Australia | 8 2010 | 150 | 37 | 24.70% | 8 2010 | 76 | 29 | 38.20% |
" | Canada | 5 2011 | 308 | 76 | 24.70% | N.A. | 103 | 39 | 37.90% |
41 | Sudan | 4 2010 | 354 | 87 | 24.60% | 5 2010 | 28 | 5 | 17.90% |
42 | Namibia | 11 2009 | 78 | 19 | 24.40% | 11 2010 | 26 | 7 | 26.90% |
" | Viet Nam | 5 2011 | 500 | 122 | 24.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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43 | Kazakhstan | 1 2012 | 107 | 26 | 24.30% | 8 2011 | 47 | 2 | 4.30%
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44 | Lesotho | 2 2007 | 120 | 29 | 24.20% | 3 2007 | 33 | 7 | 21.20% |
45 | Liechtenstein | 2 2009 | 25 | 6 | 24.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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46 | Croatia | 12 2011 | 151 | 36 | 23.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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47 | Poland | 10 2011 | 460 | 109 | 23.70% | 10 2011 | 100 | 13 | 13.00% |
48 | Singapore | 5 2011 | 98 | 23 | 23.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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49 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 2010 | 120 | 28 | 23.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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50 | Latvia | 9 2011 | 100 | 23 | 23.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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51 | Philippines | 5 2010 | 284 | 65 | 22.90% | 5 2010 | 23 | 3 | 13.00% |
52 | Senegal | 6 2007 | 150 | 34 | 22.70% | 8 2007 | 100 | 40 | 40.00% |
53 | Pakistan | 2 2008 | 342 | 77 | 22.50% | 3 2012 | 104 | 17 | 16.30% |
54 | Malawi | 5 2009 | 193 | 43 | 22.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | United Kingdom | 5 2010 | 650 | 145 | 22.30% | N.A. | 827 | 181 | 21.90% |
55 | Mauritania | 11 2006 | 95 | 21 | 22.10% | 11 2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.30% |
56 | Czech Republic | 5 2010 | 200 | 44 | 22.00% | 10 2010 | 81 | 15 | 18.50% |
" | Eritrea | 2 1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Serbia | 5 2008 | 250 | 55 | 22.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Uzbekistan | 12 2009 | 150 | 33 | 22.00% | 1 2010 | 100 | 15 | 15.00% |
57 | Italy | 4 2008 | 630 | 136 | 21.60% | 4 2008 | 321 | 61 | 19.00% |
58 | Peru | 4 2011 | 130 | 28 | 21.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 2010 | 42 | 9 | 21.40% | 6 2011 | 15 | 2 | 13.30% |
60 | China | 3 2008 | 2978 | 635 | 21.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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61 | Bulgaria | 7 2009 | 240 | 50 | 20.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Cape Verde | 2 2011 | 72 | 15 | 20.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Dominican Republic | 5 2010 | 183 | 38 | 20.80% | 5 2010 | 32 | 3 | 9.40%
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62 | Cambodia | 7 2008 | 123 | 25 | 20.30% | 1 2012 | 59 | 8 | 13.60% |
63 | Israel | 2 2009 | 120 | 24 | 20.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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64 | Estonia | 3 2011 | 101 | 20 | 19.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Republic of Moldova | 11 2010 | 101 | 20 | 19.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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65 | Bangladesh | 12 2008 | 350 | 69 | 19.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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66 | Honduras | 11 2009 | 128 | 25 | 19.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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67 | Lithuania | 10 2008 | 141 | 27 | 19.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Monaco | 2 2008 | 21 | 4 | 19.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tajikistan | 2 2010 | 63 | 12 | 19.00% | 3 2010 | 34 | 5 | 14.70% |
69 | France | 6 2007 | 577 | 109 | 18.90% | 9 2011 | 347 | 77 | 22.20% |
70 | Mauritius | 5 2010 | 69 | 13 | 18.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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71 | Greece | 10 2009 | 300 | 56 | 18.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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72 | San Marino | 11 2008 | 60 | 11 | 18.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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73 | Indonesia | 4 2009 | 560 | 102 | 18.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 2010 | 55 | 10 | 18.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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74 | Madagascar | 10 2010 | 365 | 64 | 17.50% | 10 2010 | 164 | 20 | 12.20% |
" | United Arab Emirates | 9 2011 | 40 | 7 | 17.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 2010 | 23 | 4 | 17.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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76 | Slovakia | 3 2012 | 150 | 26 | 17.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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77 | Morocco | 11 2011 | 395 | 67 | 17.00% | 10 2009 | 270 | 6 | 2.20%
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" | Venezuela | 9 2010 | 165 | 28 | 17.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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78 | United States of America 2 | 11 2010 | 432 | 73 | 16.90% | 11 2010 | 100 | 17 | 17.00% |
79 | Turkmenistan | 12 2008 | 125 | 21 | 16.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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80 | Saint Lucia | 11 2011 | 18 | 3 | 16.70% | 1 2012 | 11 | 2 | 18.20% |
81 | Azerbaijan | 11 2010 | 125 | 20 | 16.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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82 | Gabon | 12 2011 | 114 | 18 | 15.80% | 1 2009 | 102 | 18 | 17.60% |
" | Thailand | 7 2011 | 500 | 79 | 15.80% | 4 2011 | 149 | 23 | 15.40% |
83 | Albania | 6 2009 | 140 | 22 | 15.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3 2009 | 687 | 107 | 15.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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85 | Burkina Faso | 5 2007 | 111 | 17 | 15.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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86 | Ireland | 2 2011 | 166 | 25 | 15.10% | 4 2011 | 60 | 18 | 30.00% |
87 | Zimbabwe | 3 2008 | 214 | 32 | 15.00% | 3 2008 | 99 | 24 | 24.20% |
88 | Republic of Korea | 4 2008 | 299 | 44 | 14.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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89 | Chile | 12 2009 | 120 | 17 | 14.20% | 12 2009 | 38 | 5 | 13.20% |
" | Turkey | 6 2011 | 550 | 78 | 14.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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90 | Cameroon | 7 2007 | 180 | 25 | 13.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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91 | Djibouti | 2 2008 | 65 | 9 | 13.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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92 | Russian Federation | 12 2011 | 450 | 61 | 13.60% | N.A. | 169 | 8 | 4.70%
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" | Swaziland | 9 2008 | 66 | 9 | 13.60% | 10 2008 | 30 | 12 | 40.00% |
93 | Grenada | 7 2008 | 15 | 2 | 13.30% | 8 2008 | 13 | 3 | 23.10% |
" | Guatemala | 9 2011 | 158 | 21 | 13.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Niger | 1 2011 | 113 | 15 | 13.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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94 | Sierra Leone | 8 2007 | 124 | 16 | 12.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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95 | Chad | 2 2011 | 188 | 24 | 12.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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96 | Jamaica | 12 2011 | 63 | 8 | 12.70% | 9 2007 | 21 | 5 | 23.80% |
97 | Central African Republic | 1 2011 | 104 | 13 | 12.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Dominica | 12 2009 | 32 | 4 | 12.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Paraguay | 4 2008 | 80 | 10 | 12.50% | 4 2008 | 45 | 7 | 15.60% |
98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4 2007 | 250 | 31 | 12.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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99 | Montenegro | 3 2009 | 81 | 10 | 12.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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100 | Bahamas | 5 2007 | 41 | 5 | 12.20% | 5 2007 | 15 | 5 | 33.30% |
101 | Colombia | 3 2010 | 165 | 20 | 12.10% | 3 2010 | 100 | 16 | 16.00% |
" | Uruguay | 10 2009 | 99 | 12 | 12.10% | 10 2009 | 31 | 4 | 12.90% |
102 | Suriname | 5 2010 | 51 | 6 | 11.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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103 | Zambia | 9 2011 | 157 | 18 | 11.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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104 | Romania | 11 2008 | 330 | 37 | 11.20% | 11 2008 | 136 | 8 | 5.90%
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105 | Togo | 10 2007 | 81 | 9 | 11.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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106 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 2011 | 254 | 28 | 11.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | India | 4 2009 | 545 | 60 | 11.00% | 1 2012 | 238 | 24 | 10.10% |
107 | Japan | 8 2009 | 480 | 52 | 10.80% | 7 2010 | 242 | 45 | 18.60% |
" | Jordan | 11 2010 | 120 | 13 | 10.80% | 10 2011 | 60 | 7 | 11.70% |
108 | Cyprus | 5 2011 | 56 | 6 | 10.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 2009 | 19 | 2 | 10.50% | 4 2009 | 17 | 5 | 29.40% |
110 | Malaysia | 3 2008 | 221 | 23 | 10.40% | N.A. | 66 | 15 | 22.70% |
111 | Mali | 7 2007 | 147 | 15 | 10.20% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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112 | Bahrain | 10 2010 | 40 | 4 | 10.00% | 11 2010 | 40 | 11 | 27.50% |
" | Barbados | 1 2008 | 30 | 3 | 10.00% | 2 2008 | 21 | 7 | 33.30% |
" | Equatorial Guinea | 5 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Guinea-Bissau | 11 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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113 | Kenya | 12 2007 | 224 | 22 | 9.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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114 | Liberia | 10 2011 | 73 | 7 | 9.60% | 10 2011 | 30 | 4 | 13.30% |
115 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11 2011 | 492 | 44 | 8.90% | 1 2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.60%
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116 | Hungary | 4 2010 | 386 | 34 | 8.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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117 | Kiribati | 10 2011 | 46 | 4 | 8.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Malta | 3 2008 | 69 | 6 | 8.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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118 | Brazil | 10 2010 | 513 | 44 | 8.60% | 10 2010 | 81 | 13 | 16.00% |
119 | Bhutan | 3 2008 | 47 | 4 | 8.50% | 12 2007 | 25 | 6 | 24.00% |
" | Panama | 5 2009 | 71 | 6 | 8.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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120 | Armenia | 5 2007 | 131 | 11 | 8.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Benin | 4 2011 | 83 | 7 | 8.40% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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121 | Ghana | 12 2008 | 230 | 19 | 8.30% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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122 | Algeria | 5 2007 | 389 | 31 | 8.00% | 12 2009 | 136 | 7 | 5.10%
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" | Ukraine | 9 2007 | 450 | 36 | 8.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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123 | Botswana | 10 2009 | 63 | 5 | 7.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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124 | Gambia | 3 2012 | 53 | 4 | 7.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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125 | Congo | 6 2007 | 137 | 10 | 7.30% | 10 2011 | 72 | 10 | 13.90% |
126 | Nigeria | 4 2011 | 352 | 24 | 6.80% | 4 2011 | 109 | 7 | 6.40%
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" | Somalia | 8 2004 | 546 | 37 | 6.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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127 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tuvalu | 9 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.70% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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128 | Georgia | 5 2008 | 137 | 9 | 6.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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129 | Maldives | 5 2009 | 77 | 5 | 6.50% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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130 | Sri Lanka | 4 2010 | 225 | 13 | 5.80% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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131 | Haiti | 11 2010 | 95 | 4 | 4.20% | 11 2010 | 30 | 1 | 3.30%
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132 | Samoa | 3 2011 | 49 | 2 | 4.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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133 | Mongolia | 6 2008 | 76 | 3 | 3.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Tonga | 11 2010 | 28 | 1 | 3.60% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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135 | Myanmar | 11 2010 | 395 | 14 | 3.50% | 11 2010 | 218 | 4 | 1.80%
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136 | Belize | 3 2012 | 32 | 1 | 3.10% | 3 2012 | 13 | 5 | 38.50% |
" | Lebanon | 6 2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.10% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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137 | Comoros | 12 2009 | 33 | 1 | 3.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Marshall Islands | 11 2011 | 33 | 1 | 3.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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138 | Egypt | 11 2011 | 508 | 10 | 2.00% | 1 2012 | 180 | 5 | 2.80%
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139 | Vanuatu | 9 2008 | 52 | 1 | 1.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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140 | Oman | 10 2011 | 84 | 1 | 1.20% | 10 2011 | 83 | 15 | 18.10% |
141 | Papua New Guinea | 6 2007 | 109 | 1 | 0.90% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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142 | Yemen | 4 2003 | 301 | 1 | 0.30% | 4 2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.80%
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143 | Kuwait | 2 2012 | 65 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 2011 | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Nauru | 6 2010 | 18 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Palau | 11 2008 | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | 11 2008 | 13 | 2 | 15.40% |
" | Qatar | 7 2010 | 35 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saudi Arabia | 2 2009 | 150 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Solomon Islands | 8 2010 | 50 | 0 | 0.00% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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? | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 2012 | 225 | ? | ? | --- | --- | --- | ---
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