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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 May 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 May 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 2008804556.3%9 2011261038.5%
2Andorra4 2011281450.0%------------
3Cuba1 200858626545.2%------------
4Sweden9 201034915644.7%------------
5Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
6Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
7South Africa 14 200940016942.3%4 2009531732.1%
8Netherlands6 20101506140.7%5 2011752736.0%
9Nicaragua11 2011923740.2%------------
10Iceland4 2009632539.7%------------
11Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
14Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
15Angola9 20082208438.2%------------
16Belgium6 20101505738.0%6 2010712940.8%
17Argentina10 20112579637.4%10 2011722838.9%
18Spain11 201135012636.0%11 20112638833.5%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
19Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
20Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
21Germany9 200962020432.9%N.A.691927.5%
22Serbia5 20122508132.4%------------
23Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
"Timor-Leste6 2007652132.3%------------
24New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20074012.5%
25Belarus9 20081103531.8%7 2008581932.8%
26Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 200913675.1%
27Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
28The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111233830.9%------------
29Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
30Portugal6 20112306628.7%------------
31Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031825.8%
32Switzerland10 20112005728.5%10 201146919.6%
33Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611931.1%
34Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
35Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
36Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
37South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
38El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
"Mexico7 200950013126.2%7 20061282922.7%
39Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
40Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
41Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Lesotho5 20121203025.0%3 200733721.2%
"Luxembourg6 2009601525.0%------------
42Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762938.2%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
43Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
44Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
45Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
46Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
47Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
48Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
49Singapore5 2011982323.5%------------
50Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
51Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
52Philippines5 20102846522.9%5 201023313.0%
53Senegal6 20071503422.7%8 20071004040.0%
54Pakistan2 20083427722.5%3 20121041716.3%
55Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014522.3%N.A.82718121.9%
56Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
57Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2010811518.5%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
58Italy4 200863013621.6%4 20083216119.0%
59Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
60Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
61China3 2008297863521.3%------------
62Bulgaria7 20092405020.8%------------
"Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
63Cambodia7 20081232520.3%1 201259813.6%
64Israel2 20091202420.0%------------
65Estonia3 20111012019.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
66Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
67Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
68Lithuania10 20081412719.1%------------
69Monaco2 200821419.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
70France6 200757710918.9%9 20113477722.2%
71Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
72Greece5 20123005618.7%------------
73San Marino11 2008601118.3%------------
74Indonesia4 200956010218.2%------------
"Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
75Madagascar10 20103656417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
76Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.4%------------
77Slovakia3 20121502617.3%------------
78Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
79United States of America 211 20104327316.9%11 20101001717.0%
80Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
81Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
82Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
83Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
84Albania6 20091402215.7%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
85Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
86Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
87Ireland2 20111662515.1%4 2011601830.0%
88Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
89Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
"Turkey6 20115507814.2%------------
90Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
91Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
92Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.16984.7%
"Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
93Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813323.1%
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
94Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
95Sierra Leone8 20071241612.9%------------
96Chad2 20111882412.8%------------
97Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
98Central African Republic1 20111041312.5%------------
"Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
99Montenegro3 2009811012.3%------------
100Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.1%10 200931412.9%
101Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
102Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
103Zambia9 20111571811.5%------------
104Romania11 20083303711.2%11 200813685.9%
105Togo10 200781911.1%------------
106Cote d'Ivoire12 20112542811.0%------------
"India4 20095456011.0%1 20122382410.1%
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
107Japan8 20094805210.8%7 20102424518.6%
"Jordan11 20101201310.8%10 201160711.7%
108Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
"Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
109Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
110Malaysia3 20082212310.4%N.A.661522.7%
111Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
112Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
"Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.0%------------
113Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
114Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
115Hungary4 2010386348.8%------------
116Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
"Malta3 20086968.7%------------
117Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
118Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
119Benin4 20118378.4%------------
120Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
121Ukraine9 2007450368.0%------------
122Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
123Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
124Congo6 2007137107.3%10 2011721013.9%
125Nigeria4 2011352246.8%4 201110976.4%
"Somalia8 2004546376.8%------------
126Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
127Georgia5 200813796.6%------------
128Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
129Myanmar11 2010428255.8%11 201022441.8%
"Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
130Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20103013.3%
131Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
132Mongolia6 20087633.9%------------
133Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
134Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
135Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
136Egypt11 2011508102.0%1 201218052.8%
137Vanuatu9 20085211.9%------------
138Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
139Papua New Guinea6 200710910.9%------------
140Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
141Kuwait2 20126500.0%------------
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Solomon Islands8 20105000.0%------------
* 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.