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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 March 2012  
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 March 2012. 189 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 2008804556.30%9 2011261038.50%
2Andorra4 2011281450.00%------------
3Cuba1 200858626545.20%------------
4Sweden9 201034915644.70%------------
5Seychelles9 2011321443.80%------------
6Finland4 20112008542.50%------------
7South Africa 14 200940016942.30%4 2009531732.10%
8Netherlands6 20101506140.70%5 2011752736.00%
9Nicaragua11 2011923740.20%------------
10Iceland4 2009632539.70%------------
11Norway9 20091696739.60%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.20%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.10%------------
14Costa Rica2 2010572238.60%------------
15Angola9 20082208438.20%------------
16Belgium6 20101505738.00%6 2010712940.80%
17Argentina10 20112579637.40%10 2011722838.90%
18Spain11 201135012636.00%11 20112638833.50%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.00%------------
19Uganda2 201138613535.00%------------
20Nepal4 200859419733.20%------------
21Germany9 200962020432.90%N.A.691927.50%
22Ecuador4 20091244032.30%------------
"Timor-Leste6 2007652132.30%------------
23New Zealand11 20111213932.20%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.20%11 20074012.50%
24Belarus9 20081103531.80%7 2008581932.80%
25Guyana11 2011672131.30%------------
26The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111233830.90%------------
27Burundi7 20101053230.50%7 2010411946.30%
28Portugal6 20112306628.70%------------
29Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.60%6 201031825.80%
30Switzerland10 20112005728.50%10 201146919.60%
31Austria9 20081835127.90%N.A.611931.10%
32Ethiopia5 201054715227.80%5 20101352216.30%
33Afghanistan9 20102496927.70%1 20111022827.50%
34Tunisia10 20112175826.70%------------
35South Sudan8 20113328826.50%8 201150510.00%
36El Salvador3 2012842226.20%------------
"Mexico7 200950013126.20%7 20061282922.70%
37Bolivia12 20091303325.40%12 2009361747.20%
38Iraq3 20103258225.20%------------
39Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.00%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601525.00%------------
40Australia8 20101503724.70%8 2010762938.20%
"Canada5 20113087624.70%N.A.1033937.90%
41Sudan4 20103548724.60%5 201028517.90%
42Namibia11 2009781924.40%11 201026726.90%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.40%------------
43Kazakhstan1 20121072624.30%8 20114724.30%
44Lesotho2 20071202924.20%3 200733721.20%
45Liechtenstein2 200925624.00%------------
46Croatia12 20111513623.80%------------
47Poland10 201146010923.70%10 20111001313.00%
48Singapore5 2011982323.50%------------
49Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.30%------------
50Latvia9 20111002323.00%------------
51Philippines5 20102846522.90%5 201023313.00%
52Senegal6 20071503422.70%8 20071004040.00%
53Pakistan2 20083427722.50%3 20121041716.30%
54Malawi5 20091934322.30%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014522.30%N.A.82718121.90%
55Mauritania11 2006952122.10%11 200956814.30%
56Czech Republic5 20102004422.00%10 2010811518.50%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.00%------------
"Serbia5 20082505522.00%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.00%1 20101001515.00%
57Italy4 200863013621.60%4 20083216119.00%
58Peru4 20111302821.50%------------
59Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.40%6 201115213.30%
60China3 2008297863521.30%------------
61Bulgaria7 20092405020.80%------------
"Cape Verde2 2011721520.80%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.80%5 20103239.40%
62Cambodia7 20081232520.30%1 201259813.60%
63Israel2 20091202420.00%------------
64Estonia3 20111012019.80%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.80%------------
65Bangladesh12 20083506919.70%------------
66Honduras11 20091282519.50%------------
67Lithuania10 20081412719.10%------------
68Monaco2 200821419.00%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.00%3 201034514.70%
69France6 200757710918.90%9 20113477722.20%
70Mauritius5 2010691318.80%------------
71Greece10 20093005618.70%------------
72San Marino11 2008601118.30%------------
73Indonesia4 200956010218.20%------------
"Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.20%------------
74Madagascar10 20103656417.50%10 20101642012.20%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.50%------------
75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.40%------------
76Slovakia3 20121502617.30%------------
77Morocco11 20113956717.00%10 200927062.20%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.00%------------
78United States of America 211 20104327316.90%11 20101001717.00%
79Turkmenistan12 20081252116.80%------------
80Saint Lucia11 201118316.70%1 201211218.20%
81Azerbaijan11 20101252016.00%------------
82Gabon12 20111141815.80%1 20091021817.60%
"Thailand7 20115007915.80%4 20111492315.40%
83Albania6 20091402215.70%------------
84Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.60%------------
85Burkina Faso5 20071111715.30%------------
86Ireland2 20111662515.10%4 2011601830.00%
87Zimbabwe3 20082143215.00%3 2008992424.20%
88Republic of Korea4 20082994414.70%------------
89Chile12 20091201714.20%12 200938513.20%
"Turkey6 20115507814.20%------------
90Cameroon7 20071802513.90%------------
91Djibouti2 200865913.80%------------
92Russian Federation12 20114506113.60%N.A.16984.70%
"Swaziland9 200866913.60%10 2008301240.00%
93Grenada7 200815213.30%8 200813323.10%
"Guatemala9 20111582113.30%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.30%------------
94Sierra Leone8 20071241612.90%------------
95Chad2 20111882412.80%------------
96Jamaica12 201163812.70%9 200721523.80%
97Central African Republic1 20111041312.50%------------
"Dominica12 200932412.50%------------
"Paraguay4 2008801012.50%4 200845715.60%
98Syrian Arab Republic4 20072503112.40%------------
99Montenegro3 2009811012.30%------------
100Bahamas5 200741512.20%5 200715533.30%
101Colombia3 20101652012.10%3 20101001616.00%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.10%10 200931412.90%
102Suriname5 201051611.80%------------
103Zambia9 20111571811.50%------------
104Romania11 20083303711.20%11 200813685.90%
105Togo10 200781911.10%------------
106Cote d'Ivoire12 20112542811.00%------------
"India4 20095456011.00%1 20122382410.10%
107Japan8 20094805210.80%7 20102424518.60%
"Jordan11 20101201310.80%10 201160711.70%
108Cyprus5 201156610.70%------------
109Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.50%4 200917529.40%
110Malaysia3 20082212310.40%N.A.661522.70%
111Mali7 20071471510.20%------------
112Bahrain10 201040410.00%11 2010401127.50%
"Barbados1 200830310.00%2 200821733.30%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.00%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.00%------------
113Kenya12 2007224229.80%------------
114Liberia10 20117379.60%10 201130413.30%
115Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.90%1 200710854.60%
116Hungary4 2010386348.80%------------
117Kiribati10 20114648.70%------------
"Malta3 20086968.70%------------
118Brazil10 2010513448.60%10 2010811316.00%
119Bhutan3 20084748.50%12 200725624.00%
"Panama5 20097168.50%------------
120Armenia5 2007131118.40%------------
"Benin4 20118378.40%------------
121Ghana12 2008230198.30%------------
122Algeria5 2007389318.00%12 200913675.10%
"Ukraine9 2007450368.00%------------
123Botswana10 20096357.90%------------
124Gambia3 20125347.50%------------
125Congo6 2007137107.30%10 2011721013.90%
126Nigeria4 2011352246.80%4 201110976.40%
"Somalia8 2004546376.80%------------
127Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.70%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.70%------------
128Georgia5 200813796.60%------------
129Maldives5 20097756.50%------------
130Sri Lanka4 2010225135.80%------------
131Haiti11 20109544.20%11 20103013.30%
132Samoa3 20114924.10%------------
133Mongolia6 20087633.90%------------
134Tonga11 20102813.60%------------
135Myanmar11 2010395143.50%11 201021841.80%
136Belize3 20123213.10%3 201213538.50%
"Lebanon6 200912843.10%------------
137Comoros12 20093313.00%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.00%------------
138Egypt11 2011508102.00%1 201218052.80%
139Vanuatu9 20085211.90%------------
140Oman10 20118411.20%10 2011831518.10%
141Papua New Guinea6 200710910.90%------------
142Yemen4 200330110.30%4 200111121.80%
143Kuwait2 20126500.00%------------
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.00%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.00%------------
"Palau11 20081600.00%11 200813215.40%
"Qatar7 20103500.00%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.00%------------
"Solomon Islands8 20105000.00%------------
?Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 2012225??------------
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

Libya: Following the popular uprising and protracted fighting that eventually ousted Col. Muammar Gaddafi, the General People's Congress - the unicameral parliament of the now defunct Libyan Arab Jamahiriya - has ceased to function. Parliamentary elections are expected to be held in 2012 under the supervision of the National Transitional Council, the interim government of the new Libya.

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 - Egypt: Figures correspond to the results of elections to the Lower House completed in January 2012. Elections to the Upper House will be completed in early 2012.