Situation as of 30 November 2012 |
The data in the tables below has been compiled by the Inter-Parliamentary Union on the basis of information provided by National Parliaments by 30 November 2012. The percentages do not take into account the case of parliaments for which no data was available at that date. Comparative data on the percentage of women in each National Parliament 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. | ||
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Single House or lower House |
Upper House or Senate |
Both Houses combined |
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Nordic countries | 42.0% | --- | --- |
Americas | 23.9% | 24.9% | 24.1% |
Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries |
23.7% | 21.4% | 23.2% |
Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries |
21.9% | 21.4% | 21.8% |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
20.9% | 17.4% | 20.5% |
Asia | 18.5% | 14.2% | 18.0% |
Arab States | 14.9% | 6.4% | 13.2% |
Pacific | 12.7% | 36.0% | 15.3% |