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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 May 2011  
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 May 2011. 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%
2Andorra4 2011281553.6%------------
3Sweden9 201034915745.0%------------
4South Africa 14 200940017844.5%4 2009541629.6%
5Cuba1 200861426543.2%------------
6Iceland4 2009632742.9%------------
7Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
8Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
9Belgium6 20101505939.3%6 2010712636.6%
"Netherlands6 20101505939.3%5 2011752736.0%
10Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
11Angola9 20082208538.6%------------
"Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
12Argentina6 20092579938.5%6 2009712535.2%
13Denmark11 20071796838.0%------------
14Spain3 200835012836.6%3 20082638532.3%
15United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
16Uganda2 201137513134.9%------------
17New Zealand11 20081224133.6%------------
18Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
19Germany9 200962220432.8%N.A.691521.7%
20The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20081203932.5%------------
21Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
22Burundi7 20101063432.1%7 2010411946.3%
23Belarus9 20081103531.8%7 2008581932.8%
24Guyana8 2006702130.0%------------
25Timor-Leste6 2007651929.2%------------
26Switzerland10 20072005829.0%10 2007461021.7%
27Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031825.8%
28Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611829.5%
29Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
30Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
31Portugal9 20092306327.4%------------
32Mexico7 200950013126.2%7 20061282922.7%
33Monaco2 200823626.1%------------
34Sudan4 201044611425.6%5 201046510.9%
35Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
36Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
37Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
38Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762735.5%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033735.9%
39Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
40Lesotho2 20071202924.2%3 200733618.2%
41Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
42Croatia11 20071533623.5%------------
"Seychelles5 200734823.5%------------
43Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
44Senegal6 20071503422.7%8 20071004040.0%
45United Arab Emirates12 200640922.5%------------
46Pakistan2 20083427622.2%3 20091001717.0%
"Singapore5 2011902022.2%------------
47Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
"Philippines5 20102806222.1%5 201023313.0%
48Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2010811518.5%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014322.0%N.A.73314720.1%
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
49Serbia5 20082505421.6%------------
50China3 2008298763721.3%------------
"Italy4 200863013421.3%4 20083215918.4%
51Cambodia7 20081232621.1%1 200661914.8%
52Bulgaria7 20092405020.8%------------
"Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Malawi5 20091924020.8%------------
53Nicaragua11 2006921920.7%------------
54Latvia10 20101002020.0%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601220.0%------------
"Poland10 20074609220.0%10 200710088.0%
55Estonia3 20111012019.8%------------
56Israel2 20091202319.2%------------
57Lithuania10 20081412719.1%------------
58El Salvador1 2009841619.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
59France6 200757710918.9%9 20083437521.9%
60Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101011918.8%------------
61Bangladesh12 20083456418.6%------------
62Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
63Honduras11 20091282318.0%------------
"Indonesia4 200956010118.0%------------
64Kazakhstan8 20071071917.8%10 20084724.3%
65Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.4%------------
66Greece10 20093005217.3%------------
67Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
68Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
69Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042716.7%3 200715213.3%
"San Marino11 2008601016.7%------------
"United States of America 211 20104327216.7%11 20101001717.0%
70Albania6 20091402316.4%------------
71Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
"Slovakia6 20101502416.0%------------
72Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
73Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
74Uruguay10 2009991515.2%10 200931412.9%
75Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
76Gabon1 20091161714.7%1 20091021817.6%
"Republic of Korea4 20082994414.7%------------
77Ireland2 20111662414.5%4 2011601830.0%
78Slovenia9 2008901314.4%11 20074012.5%
79Chad2 20111752514.3%------------
80Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
81Russian Federation12 20074506314.0%N.A.16984.7%
"Zambia9 20061572214.0%------------
82Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
83Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
84Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
85Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813430.8%
"Jamaica9 200760813.3%9 200721523.8%
"Thailand12 20074736313.3%3 20081502416.0%
86Sierra Leone8 20071211613.2%------------
87Niger1 20111071413.1%------------
88Central African Republic3 2011921213.0%------------
89Colombia3 20101662112.7%3 20101021615.7%
90Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Liberia10 200564812.5%10 200530516.7%
"Madagascar10 20102563212.5%10 2010901011.1%
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
91Syrian Arab Republic4 20072503112.4%------------
92Bahamas5 200741512.2%5 200715533.3%
93Guatemala9 20071581912.0%------------
94Romania11 20083343811.4%11 200813785.8%
95Japan8 20094805411.3%7 20102424418.2%
96Haiti11 201018211.1%11 201030??
"Montenegro3 200981911.1%------------
"Saint Lucia12 200618211.1%1 200711436.4%
"Togo10 200781911.1%------------
97India4 20095455910.8%3 20102422510.3%
"Jordan11 20101201310.8%11 201060915.0%
98Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
99Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
"Morocco9 20073253410.5%10 200927062.2%
100Democratic Republic of the Congo7 20065005210.4%1 200710854.6%
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%------------
"Suriname5 20105159.8%------------
105Armenia5 2007131129.2%------------
106Hungary4 2010386359.1%------------
"Turkey7 2007549509.1%------------
107Cote d'Ivoire12 2000203188.9%------------
108Malta3 20086968.7%------------
109Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
110Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
111Benin4 20118378.4%------------
112Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
113Ukraine9 2007450368.0%------------
114Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
115Algeria5 2007389307.7%12 200913675.1%
"Kuwait5 20096557.7%------------
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya3 2009468367.7%------------
116Gambia1 20025347.5%------------
117Congo6 2007137107.3%8 200870912.9%
118Nigeria4 2007358257.0%4 200710998.3%
119Somalia8 2004546376.8%------------
120Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
121Georgia5 200813896.5%------------
"Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
122Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
123Kiribati8 20074624.3%------------
"Myanmar11 2010326144.3%11 201016863.6%
124Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
125Mongolia6 20087633.9%------------
126Vanuatu9 20085223.8%------------
127Tonga 311 20102813.6%------------
128Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
129Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20073313.0%------------
130Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 200829082.8%------------
131Bahrain10 20104012.5%11 2010401127.5%
132Papua New Guinea6 200710910.9%------------
133Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
134Belize2 20083200.0%3 200813538.5%
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Oman10 20078400.0%11 2007721419.4%
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Solomon Islands8 20105000.0%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101500.0%------------
?Peru4 2011130??------------
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

Egypt: The People’s Assembly and the Shoura Assembly were dissolved by the Egypt Supreme Council of Armed Forces (ESCAF) on 13 February 2011.

Guinea: The parliament was dissolved following the December 2008 coup

Tunisia: On 8 and 9 February 2011 respectively, in accordance with Article 28 of the Constitution, the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Councillors invested the Acting President with the power to rule the country by decree on key issues. The Parliament has since ceased to function.

1 - South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats in the Upper House 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 2010. One woman was appointed to the Cabinet. As cabinet ministers also sit in parliament there is one woman out of a total of 28 members.