Women in Parliament by Country

Compare the share of parliamentary seats held by women by country or region. A key measure of political gender equality since 1997. Source: World Bank.

Highest share of women in parliament · % of seats · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2023

186 countries · 2023

#	Country / Region	% of seats▼
1	RwandaRWA	61.3%
2	CubaCUB	55.7%
3	NicaraguaNIC	51.6%
4	AndorraAND	50.0%
5	MexicoMEX	50.0%
6	United Arab EmiratesARE	50.0%
7	IcelandISL	47.6%
8	Costa RicaCRI	47.4%
9	SwedenSWE	46.4%
10	NorwayNOR	46.2%
11	BoliviaBOL	46.2%
12	SenegalSEN	46.1%
13	FinlandFIN	46.0%
14	South AfricaZAF	45.9%
15	MonacoMCO	45.8%
16	SpainESP	44.3%
17	New ZealandNZL	44.3%
18	NamibiaNAM	44.2%
19	DenmarkDNK	43.6%
20	MozambiqueMOZ	43.2%
21	ArgentinaARG	43.2%
22	EcuadorECU	43.1%
23	BelgiumBEL	42.7%
24	North MacedoniaMKD	42.5%
25	Cabo VerdeCPV	41.7%
26	EthiopiaETH	41.3%
27	AustriaAUT	41.0%
28	BelarusBLR	40.0%
29	NetherlandsNLD	40.0%
30	PeruPER	38.8%
31	MoldovaMDA	38.6%
32	SwitzerlandCHE	38.5%
33	AustraliaAUS	38.4%
34	BurundiBDI	38.2%
35	FranceFRA	37.8%
36	SloveniaSVN	37.8%
37	DominicaDMA	37.5%
38	TanzaniaTZA	37.4%
39	Timor-LesteTLS	36.9%
40	GuyanaGUY	36.6%
41	PortugalPRT	36.1%
42	AlbaniaALB	35.7%
43	ArmeniaARM	35.5%
44	ChileCHL	35.5%
45	GermanyDEU	35.2%
46	SerbiaSRB	34.8%
47	United KingdomGBR	34.6%
48	CameroonCMR	33.9%
49	UgandaUGA	33.8%
50	AngolaAGO	33.6%
51	UzbekistanUZB	33.6%
52	LuxembourgLUX	33.3%
53	San MarinoSMR	33.3%
54	NepalNPL	33.1%
55	South SudanSSD	32.4%
56	ItalyITA	32.3%
57	LatviaLVA	32.0%
58	CroatiaHRV	31.8%
59	GrenadaGRD	31.3%
60	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	31.3%
61	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	31.0%
62	ZimbabweZWE	30.7%
63	CanadaCAN	30.7%
64	Viet NamVNM	30.3%
65	GuineaGIN	29.6%
66	SurinameSUR	29.4%
67	PolandPOL	29.3%
68	SingaporeSGP	29.1%
69	IraqIRQ	29.1%
70	United StatesUSA	29.0%
71	ColombiaCOL	28.9%
72	EstoniaEST	28.7%
73	MaliMLI	28.6%
74	JamaicaJAM	28.6%
75	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	28.6%
76	LithuaniaLTU	28.4%
77	Sierra LeoneSLE	28.2%
78	LiechtensteinLIE	28.0%
79	Dominican RepublicDOM	27.9%
80	MaltaMLT	27.8%
81	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	27.5%
82	El SalvadorSLV	27.4%
83	HondurasHND	27.3%
84	PhilippinesPHL	27.3%
85	TajikistanTJK	27.0%
86	BarbadosBRB	26.7%
87	BeninBEN	26.6%
88	ChinaCHN	26.5%
89	LesothoLSO	26.4%
90	UruguayURY	26.3%
91	DjiboutiDJI	26.2%
92	CzechiaCZE	26.0%
93	ChadTCD	25.9%
94	TurkmenistanTKM	25.6%
95	GabonGAB	24.5%
96	MoroccoMAR	24.3%
97	BulgariaBGR	24.2%
98	IsraelISR	24.2%
99	MauritaniaMRT	23.3%
100	KenyaKEN	23.3%
101	IrelandIRL	23.1%
102	GreeceGRC	23.0%
103	SeychellesSYC	22.9%
104	PanamaPAN	22.5%
105	ParaguayPRY	22.5%
106	Slovak RepublicSVK	22.0%
107	Lao PDRLAO	22.0%
108	IndonesiaIDN	21.6%
109	MontenegroMNE	21.0%
110	BangladeshBGD	20.9%
111	MalawiMWI	20.7%
112	PakistanPAK	20.5%
113	UkraineUKR	20.4%
114	GuatemalaGTM	20.0%
115	MauritiusMUS	20.0%
116	BahrainBHR	20.0%
117	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	20.0%
118	Saudi ArabiaSAU	19.9%
119	TurkiyeTUR	19.8%
120	TogoTGO	19.8%
121	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	19.7%
122	RomaniaROU	19.1%
123	Korea, Rep.KOR	19.1%
124	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	19.0%
125	ThailandTHA	18.8%
126	AzerbaijanAZE	18.6%
127	MadagascarMDG	18.5%
128	GeorgiaGEO	18.4%
129	KazakhstanKAZ	18.4%
130	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	18.2%
131	Bahamas, TheBHS	17.9%
132	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	17.6%
133	BrazilBRA	17.5%
134	BhutanBTN	17.4%
135	EswatiniSWZ	17.1%
136	MongoliaMNG	17.1%
137	Burkina FasoBFA	16.9%
138	ComorosCOM	16.7%
139	LibyaLBY	16.5%
140	Russian FederationRUS	16.4%
141	TunisiaTUN	16.2%
142	BelizeBLZ	15.6%
143	IndiaIND	15.2%
144	ZambiaZMB	15.0%
145	Congo, Rep.COG	14.6%
146	GhanaGHA	14.5%
147	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	14.5%
148	CyprusCYP	14.3%
149	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	14.3%
150	HungaryHUN	14.1%
151	Cote d'IvoireCIV	13.7%
152	CambodiaKHM	13.6%
153	MalaysiaMYS	13.5%
154	SamoaWSM	13.0%
155	Central African RepublicCAF	12.9%
156	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	12.8%
157	JordanJOR	12.3%
158	Marshall IslandsMHL	12.1%
159	Brunei DarussalamBRN	11.8%
160	St. LuciaLCA	11.1%
161	BotswanaBWA	11.1%
162	LiberiaLBR	11.0%
163	FijiFJI	10.9%
164	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	10.8%
165	NauruNRU	10.5%
166	JapanJPN	10.3%
167	Guinea-BissauGNB	9.8%
168	Gambia, TheGMB	8.6%
169	Solomon IslandsSLB	8.0%
170	AlgeriaDZA	7.9%
171	TongaTON	7.1%
172	KiribatiKIR	6.7%
173	LebanonLBN	6.3%
174	TuvaluTUV	6.3%
175	PalauPLW	6.3%
176	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	5.6%
177	Antigua and BarbudaATG	5.6%
178	Sri LankaLKA	5.3%
179	MaldivesMDV	4.6%
180	QatarQAT	4.4%
181	NigeriaNGA	3.9%
182	KuwaitKWT	3.1%
183	Papua New GuineaPNG	2.7%
184	VanuatuVUT	1.9%
185	Yemen, Rep.YEM	0.0%
186	OmanOMN	0.0%

2023 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Women in Parliament · 2023

›In 2023, Rwanda leads all 186 ranked nations in women in parliament, recording 61.3% — followed by Cuba (55.7%) and Nicaragua (51.6%).
›At the bottom of the ranking, Oman recorded no measurable women in parliament for 2023 — a stark contrast to Rwanda's 61.3%.
›The median country scores 25.6%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's women in parliament in 2023.
›The five leading nations — Rwanda, Cuba, Nicaragua, Andorra and Mexico — dominate the global women in parliament ranking in 2023.
›186 countries and territories reported women in parliament data for 2023. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Women in Parliament indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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