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 | 56.3% | 10 2003 | 26 | 9 | 34.6%
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2 | Andorra | 4 2011 | 28 | 15 | 53.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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3 | Sweden | 9 2010 | 349 | 157 | 45.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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4 | South Africa 1 | 4 2009 | 400 | 178 | 44.5% | 4 2009 | 54 | 16 | 29.6%
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5 | Cuba | 1 2008 | 586 | 253 | 43.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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6 | Iceland | 4 2009 | 63 | 27 | 42.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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7 | Finland | 4 2011 | 200 | 85 | 42.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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8 | Norway | 9 2009 | 169 | 67 | 39.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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9 | Belgium | 6 2010 | 150 | 59 | 39.3% | 6 2010 | 71 | 26 | 36.6%
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" | Netherlands | 6 2010 | 150 | 59 | 39.3% | 5 2011 | 75 | 27 | 36.0%
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10 | Mozambique | 10 2009 | 250 | 98 | 39.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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11 | Angola | 9 2008 | 220 | 85 | 38.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Costa Rica | 2 2010 | 57 | 22 | 38.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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12 | Argentina | 6 2009 | 257 | 99 | 38.5% | 6 2009 | 71 | 25 | 35.2%
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13 | Denmark | 11 2007 | 179 | 68 | 38.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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14 | Spain | 3 2008 | 350 | 128 | 36.6% | 3 2008 | 263 | 85 | 32.3%
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15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10 2010 | 350 | 126 | 36.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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16 | Uganda | 2 2011 | 375 | 131 | 34.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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17 | New Zealand | 11 2008 | 122 | 41 | 33.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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18 | Nepal | 4 2008 | 594 | 197 | 33.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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19 | Germany | 9 2009 | 622 | 204 | 32.8% | N.A. | 69 | 15 | 21.7%
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20 | Ecuador | 4 2009 | 124 | 40 | 32.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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21 | Burundi | 7 2010 | 106 | 34 | 32.1% | 7 2010 | 41 | 19 | 46.3%
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22 | Belarus | 9 2008 | 110 | 35 | 31.8% | 7 2008 | 58 | 19 | 32.8%
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23 | The F.Y.R. of Macedonia | 6 2011 | 123 | 38 | 30.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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24 | Guyana | 8 2006 | 70 | 21 | 30.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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25 | Timor-Leste | 6 2007 | 65 | 19 | 29.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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26 | Switzerland | 10 2007 | 200 | 58 | 29.0% | 10 2007 | 46 | 10 | 21.7%
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27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5 2010 | 42 | 12 | 28.6% | 6 2010 | 31 | 8 | 25.8%
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28 | Austria | 9 2008 | 183 | 51 | 27.9% | N.A. | 61 | 18 | 29.5%
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29 | Ethiopia | 5 2010 | 547 | 152 | 27.8% | 5 2010 | 135 | 22 | 16.3%
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30 | Afghanistan | 9 2010 | 249 | 69 | 27.7% | 1 2011 | 102 | 28 | 27.5%
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31 | Portugal | 6 2011 | 230 | 61 | 26.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | South Soudan | 8 2011 | 332 | 88 | 26.5% | 8 2011 | 50 | 5 | 10.0%
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32 | Mexico | 7 2009 | 500 | 131 | 26.2% | 7 2006 | 128 | 29 | 22.7%
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33 | Monaco | 2 2008 | 23 | 6 | 26.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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34 | Bolivia | 12 2009 | 130 | 33 | 25.4% | 12 2009 | 36 | 17 | 47.2%
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35 | Iraq | 3 2010 | 325 | 82 | 25.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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36 | Sudan | 4 2010 | 346 | 87 | 25.1% | 5 2010 | 28 | 5 | 17.9%
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37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4 2011 | 132 | 33 | 25.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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38 | Australia | 8 2010 | 150 | 37 | 24.7% | 8 2010 | 76 | 27 | 35.5%
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" | Canada | 5 2011 | 308 | 76 | 24.7% | N.A. | 103 | 37 | 35.9%
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39 | Namibia | 11 2009 | 78 | 19 | 24.4% | 11 2010 | 26 | 7 | 26.9%
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" | Viet Nam | 5 2011 | 500 | 122 | 24.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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40 | Lesotho | 2 2007 | 120 | 29 | 24.2% | 3 2007 | 33 | 6 | 18.2%
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41 | Liechtenstein | 2 2009 | 25 | 6 | 24.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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42 | Croatia | 11 2007 | 153 | 36 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Seychelles | 5 2007 | 34 | 8 | 23.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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43 | Kyrgyzstan | 10 2010 | 120 | 28 | 23.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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44 | Senegal | 6 2007 | 150 | 34 | 22.7% | 8 2007 | 100 | 40 | 40.0%
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45 | United Arab Emirates | 12 2006 | 40 | 9 | 22.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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46 | Pakistan | 2 2008 | 342 | 76 | 22.2% | 3 2009 | 100 | 17 | 17.0%
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" | Singapore | 5 2011 | 90 | 20 | 22.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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47 | Mauritania | 11 2006 | 95 | 21 | 22.1% | 11 2009 | 56 | 8 | 14.3%
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" | Philippines | 5 2010 | 280 | 62 | 22.1% | 5 2010 | 23 | 3 | 13.0%
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48 | Czech Republic | 5 2010 | 200 | 44 | 22.0% | 10 2010 | 81 | 15 | 18.5%
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" | Eritrea | 2 1994 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | United Kingdom | 5 2010 | 650 | 143 | 22.0% | N.A. | 733 | 147 | 20.1%
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" | Uzbekistan | 12 2009 | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | 1 2010 | 100 | 15 | 15.0%
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49 | Serbia | 5 2008 | 250 | 54 | 21.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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50 | Peru | 4 2011 | 130 | 28 | 21.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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51 | China | 3 2008 | 2987 | 637 | 21.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Italy | 4 2008 | 630 | 134 | 21.3% | 4 2008 | 321 | 59 | 18.4%
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52 | Cambodia | 7 2008 | 123 | 26 | 21.1% | 1 2006 | 61 | 9 | 14.8%
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53 | Bulgaria | 7 2009 | 240 | 50 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Cape Verde | 2 2011 | 72 | 15 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Dominican Republic | 5 2010 | 183 | 38 | 20.8% | 5 2010 | 32 | 3 | 9.4%
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" | Malawi | 5 2009 | 192 | 40 | 20.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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54 | Nicaragua | 11 2006 | 92 | 19 | 20.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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55 | Latvia | 10 2010 | 100 | 20 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Luxembourg | 6 2009 | 60 | 12 | 20.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Poland | 10 2007 | 460 | 92 | 20.0% | 10 2007 | 100 | 8 | 8.0%
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56 | Estonia | 3 2011 | 101 | 20 | 19.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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57 | Israel | 2 2009 | 120 | 23 | 19.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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58 | Lithuania | 10 2008 | 141 | 27 | 19.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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59 | El Salvador | 1 2009 | 84 | 16 | 19.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tajikistan | 2 2010 | 63 | 12 | 19.0% | 3 2010 | 34 | 5 | 14.7%
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60 | France | 6 2007 | 577 | 109 | 18.9% | 9 2008 | 343 | 75 | 21.9%
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61 | Mauritius | 5 2010 | 69 | 13 | 18.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Republic of Moldova | 11 2010 | 101 | 19 | 18.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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62 | Bangladesh | 12 2008 | 345 | 64 | 18.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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63 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 2010 | 55 | 10 | 18.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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64 | Honduras | 11 2009 | 128 | 23 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Indonesia | 4 2009 | 560 | 101 | 18.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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65 | Kazakhstan | 8 2007 | 107 | 19 | 17.8% | 8 2011 | 47 | ? | #VALEU |
66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 2010 | 23 | 4 | 17.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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67 | Greece | 10 2009 | 300 | 52 | 17.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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68 | Venezuela | 9 2010 | 165 | 28 | 17.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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69 | United States of America 2 | 11 2010 | 432 | 73 | 16.9% | 11 2010 | 100 | 17 | 17.0%
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70 | Turkmenistan | 12 2008 | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10 2010 | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | 6 2011 | 15 | 2 | 13.3%
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" | San Marino | 11 2008 | 60 | 10 | 16.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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72 | Albania | 6 2009 | 140 | 23 | 16.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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73 | Azerbaijan | 11 2010 | 125 | 20 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Slovakia | 6 2010 | 150 | 24 | 16.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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74 | Thailand | 7 2011 | 500 | 79 | 15.8% | 4 2011 | 149 | 23 | 15.4%
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75 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3 2009 | 687 | 107 | 15.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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76 | Burkina Faso | 5 2007 | 111 | 17 | 15.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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77 | Uruguay | 10 2009 | 99 | 15 | 15.2% | 10 2009 | 31 | 4 | 12.9%
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78 | Zimbabwe | 3 2008 | 214 | 32 | 15.0% | 3 2008 | 99 | 24 | 24.2%
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79 | Gabon | 1 2009 | 116 | 17 | 14.7% | 1 2009 | 102 | 18 | 17.6%
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" | Republic of Korea | 4 2008 | 299 | 44 | 14.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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80 | Ireland | 2 2011 | 166 | 24 | 14.5% | 4 2011 | 60 | 18 | 30.0%
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81 | Slovenia | 9 2008 | 90 | 13 | 14.4% | 11 2007 | 40 | 1 | 2.5%
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82 | Chile | 12 2009 | 120 | 17 | 14.2% | 12 2009 | 38 | 5 | 13.2%
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" | Turkey | 6 2011 | 550 | 78 | 14.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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83 | Russian Federation | 12 2007 | 450 | 63 | 14.0% | N.A. | 169 | 8 | 4.7%
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" | Zambia | 9 2006 | 157 | 22 | 14.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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84 | Cameroon | 7 2007 | 180 | 25 | 13.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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85 | Djibouti | 2 2008 | 65 | 9 | 13.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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86 | Swaziland | 9 2008 | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | 10 2008 | 30 | 12 | 40.0%
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87 | Grenada | 7 2008 | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 8 2008 | 13 | 4 | 30.8%
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" | Jamaica | 9 2007 | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | 9 2007 | 21 | 5 | 23.8%
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" | Niger | 1 2011 | 113 | 15 | 13.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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88 | Sierra Leone | 8 2007 | 121 | 16 | 13.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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89 | Central African Republic | 3 2011 | 92 | 12 | 13.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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90 | Chad | 2 2011 | 188 | 24 | 12.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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91 | Colombia | 3 2010 | 166 | 21 | 12.7% | 3 2010 | 102 | 16 | 15.7%
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92 | Dominica | 12 2009 | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Liberia | 10 2005 | 64 | 8 | 12.5% | 10 2005 | 30 | 5 | 16.7%
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" | Madagascar | 10 2010 | 256 | 32 | 12.5% | 10 2010 | 90 | 10 | 11.1%
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" | Paraguay | 4 2008 | 80 | 10 | 12.5% | 4 2008 | 45 | 7 | 15.6%
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93 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4 2007 | 250 | 31 | 12.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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94 | Bahamas | 5 2007 | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | 5 2007 | 15 | 5 | 33.3%
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95 | Guatemala | 9 2007 | 158 | 19 | 12.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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96 | Romania | 11 2008 | 334 | 38 | 11.4% | 11 2008 | 137 | 8 | 5.8%
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97 | Japan | 8 2009 | 480 | 54 | 11.3% | 7 2010 | 242 | 44 | 18.2%
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98 | Montenegro | 3 2009 | 81 | 9 | 11.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saint Lucia | 12 2006 | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | 1 2007 | 11 | 4 | 36.4%
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" | Togo | 10 2007 | 81 | 9 | 11.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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99 | India | 4 2009 | 545 | 59 | 10.8% | 3 2010 | 242 | 25 | 10.3%
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" | Jordan | 11 2010 | 120 | 13 | 10.8% | 11 2010 | 60 | 9 | 15.0%
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100 | Cyprus | 5 2011 | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 2009 | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | 4 2009 | 17 | 5 | 29.4%
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" | Morocco | 9 2007 | 325 | 34 | 10.5% | 10 2009 | 270 | 6 | 2.2%
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102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7 2006 | 500 | 52 | 10.4% | 1 2007 | 108 | 5 | 4.6%
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103 | Mali | 7 2007 | 147 | 15 | 10.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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104 | Barbados | 1 2008 | 30 | 3 | 10.0% | 2 2008 | 21 | 7 | 33.3%
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" | Equatorial Guinea | 5 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Guinea-Bissau | 11 2008 | 100 | 10 | 10.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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105 | Malaysia | 3 2008 | 222 | 22 | 9.9% | N.A. | 64 | 18 | 28.1%
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106 | Kenya | 12 2007 | 224 | 22 | 9.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Suriname | 5 2010 | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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107 | Armenia | 5 2007 | 131 | 12 | 9.2% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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108 | Hungary | 4 2010 | 386 | 35 | 9.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12 2000 | 203 | 18 | 8.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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110 | Malta | 3 2008 | 69 | 6 | 8.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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111 | Brazil | 10 2010 | 513 | 44 | 8.6% | 10 2010 | 81 | 13 | 16.0%
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112 | Bhutan | 3 2008 | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 12 2007 | 25 | 6 | 24.0%
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" | Panama | 5 2009 | 71 | 6 | 8.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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113 | Benin | 4 2011 | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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114 | Ghana | 12 2008 | 230 | 19 | 8.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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115 | Ukraine | 9 2007 | 450 | 36 | 8.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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116 | Botswana | 10 2009 | 63 | 5 | 7.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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117 | Algeria | 5 2007 | 389 | 30 | 7.7% | 12 2009 | 136 | 7 | 5.1%
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" | Kuwait | 5 2009 | 65 | 5 | 7.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3 2009 | 468 | 36 | 7.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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118 | Gambia | 1 2002 | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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119 | Congo | 6 2007 | 137 | 10 | 7.3% | 8 2008 | 70 | 9 | 12.9%
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120 | Somalia | 8 2004 | 546 | 37 | 6.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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121 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Tuvalu | 9 2010 | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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122 | Georgia | 5 2008 | 138 | 9 | 6.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Maldives | 5 2009 | 77 | 5 | 6.5% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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123 | Sri Lanka | 4 2010 | 225 | 13 | 5.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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124 | Kiribati | 8 2007 | 46 | 2 | 4.3% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Myanmar | 11 2010 | 326 | 14 | 4.3% | 11 2010 | 168 | 6 | 3.6%
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125 | Haiti | 11 2010 | 95 | 4 | 4.2% | 11 2010 | 30 | 1 | 3.3%
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126 | Samoa | 3 2011 | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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127 | Mongolia | 6 2008 | 76 | 3 | 3.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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128 | Vanuatu | 9 2008 | 52 | 2 | 3.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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129 | Nigeria | 4 2011 | 352 | 13 | 3.7% | 4 2011 | 109 | 4 | 3.7%
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130 | Tonga 3 | 11 2010 | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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131 | Lebanon | 6 2009 | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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132 | Comoros | 12 2009 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Marshall Islands | 11 2007 | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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133 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3 2008 | 290 | 8 | 2.8% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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134 | Bahrain | 10 2010 | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | 11 2010 | 40 | 11 | 27.5%
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135 | Papua New Guinea | 6 2007 | 109 | 1 | 0.9% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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136 | Yemen | 4 2003 | 301 | 1 | 0.3% | 4 2001 | 111 | 2 | 1.8%
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137 | Belize | 2 2008 | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 2008 | 13 | 5 | 38.5%
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" | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 2011 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Nauru | 6 2010 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Oman | 10 2007 | 84 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 2007 | 72 | 14 | 19.4%
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" | Palau | 11 2008 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 11 2008 | 13 | 2 | 15.4%
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" | Qatar | 7 2010 | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Saudi Arabia | 2 2009 | 150 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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" | Solomon Islands | 8 2010 | 50 | 0 | 0.0% | --- | --- | --- | ---
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