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in national parliaments
Situation as of 31 October 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 October 2012. 190 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%------------
6Senegal7 20121506442.7%------------
7Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
8South Africa 14 200940016942.3%4 2009531732.1%
9Nicaragua11 2011923740.2%------------
10Iceland4 2009632539.7%------------
11Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
14Netherlands9 20121505838.7%5 2011752736.0%
15Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
16Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
17Belgium6 20101505738.0%6 2010712940.8%
18Argentina10 20112579637.4%10 2011722838.9%
19Mexico7 201250018436.8%7 20121284232.8%
20Spain11 201135012636.0%11 20112638833.5%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
21Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
22Angola8 20122207534.1%------------
23Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
24Germany9 200962020432.9%N.A.691927.5%
25Serbia5 20122508132.4%------------
26Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
27New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20074012.5%
28Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 200913675.1%
29Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
30The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111233830.9%------------
31Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
32Portugal6 20112306628.7%------------
33Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031825.8%
34Switzerland10 20112005728.5%10 201146919.6%
35Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611931.1%
36Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
37Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
38France6 201257715526.9%9 20113477722.2%
39Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
40Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
41South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
42El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
43Lesotho5 20121203125.8%6 201233927.3%
44Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
45Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
46Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601525.0%------------
47Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762938.2%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
48Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
49Lithuania10 20121393424.5%------------
50Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
51Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
52Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
53Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
54Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
55Singapore5 2011982323.5%------------
56Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
57Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
58Bulgaria7 20092405522.9%------------
"Philippines5 20102846522.9%5 201023313.0%
59Pakistan2 20083427722.5%3 20121041716.3%
60Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014522.3%N.A.82718121.9%
61Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
62Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2012811417.3%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
63Italy4 200863013621.6%4 20083216119.0%
64Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
65Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
66China3 2008297863521.3%------------
67Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
68Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
69Cambodia7 20081232520.3%1 201261914.8%
70Israel2 20091202420.0%------------
71Estonia3 20111012019.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
72Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
73Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
74Monaco2 200821419.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
75Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
76Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
77San Marino11 2008601118.3%------------
78Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
79Madagascar10 20103656417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.4%------------
81Slovakia3 20121502617.3%------------
82Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"United States of America 211 20104307317.0%11 20101001717.0%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
83Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
84Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
85Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
86Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
87Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
88Albania6 20091402215.7%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
89Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
90Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
91Ireland2 20111662515.1%4 2011601830.0%
92Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
93Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
94Montenegro10 2012811214.8%------------
95Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
"Turkey6 20115507814.2%------------
96Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
97Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
"Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
98Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.16984.7%
"Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
99Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813323.1%
"Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
100Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
101Sierra Leone8 20071241612.9%------------
102Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
"Mongolia6 201271912.7%------------
103Central African Republic1 20111041312.5%------------
"Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
104Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.1%10 200931412.9%
105Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
106Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
107Zambia9 20111571811.5%------------
108Romania11 20083303711.2%11 200813685.9%
109Togo10 200781911.1%------------
110Cote d'Ivoire12 20112542811.0%------------
"India4 20095456011.0%1 20122452610.6%
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
111Jordan11 20101201310.8%10 201160711.7%
112Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
"Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
113Japan8 20094795110.6%7 20102424518.6%
114Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
115Malaysia3 20082212310.4%N.A.661522.7%
116Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
117Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
"Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.0%------------
118Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
119Ukraine10 2012445429.4%------------
120Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710854.6%
121Hungary4 2010386348.8%------------
122Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
"Malta3 20086968.7%------------
123Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
124Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
125Benin4 20118378.4%------------
126Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
127Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
128Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
129Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
130Nigeria4 2011352246.8%4 201110976.4%
131Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
132Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
133Kuwait6 20126346.3%------------
134Myanmar11 2010431266.0%11 201022441.8%
135Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
136Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20103013.3%
137Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
138Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
139Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
140Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
141Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
142Egypt11 2011508102.0%1 201218052.8%
"Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
143Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
144Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
145Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20111400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
* 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.