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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st April 2013  
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 1st April 2013. 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%------------
3Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
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 20112669134.2%
"United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
21Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
22Angola8 20122207534.1%------------
23Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
24Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
"Serbia5 20122508333.2%------------
25Germany9 200962020432.9%N.A.691927.5%
26The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111234032.5%------------
27New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20124037.5%
28Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012142107.0%
29Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
30Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
31Switzerland10 20112005829.0%10 201146919.6%
32Portugal6 20112306628.7%------------
33Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031722.6%
34Italy2 201363017928.4%2 20133198627.0%
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%
39Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
"Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
40Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
41South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
42El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
43Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
44Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
45Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
46Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762938.2%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
47Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
48Lithuania10 20121393424.5%------------
49Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
50Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
51Singapore5 2011992424.2%------------
52Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
53Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
54China3 2013298769923.4%------------
55Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
56Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
57Bulgaria7 20092405522.9%------------
"Philippines5 20102846522.9%5 201023313.0%
58Pakistan2 20083427722.5%3 20121041716.3%
"United Kingdom5 201065014622.5%N.A.76017222.6%
59Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
60Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
61Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2012811417.3%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
62Israel1 20131202621.7%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601321.7%------------
63Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
64Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
65Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
66Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Estonia3 20111012120.8%------------
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
67Cambodia7 20081232520.3%1 201261914.8%
68Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
69Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
70Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
71Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
72Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
73Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
74Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
75Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
76Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
"Kenya3 20133506518.6%3 2013681826.5%
77Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
78United States of America11 20124337717.8%11 20121002020.0%
79Madagascar10 20103666417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023417.4%------------
81Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
82Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
83Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
84Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321628.6%
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
"San Marino11 2012601016.7%------------
85Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
86Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
87Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
88Albania6 20091402215.7%------------
"Burkina Faso12 20121272015.7%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
89Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
90Ireland2 20111662515.1%4 2011601830.0%
91Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
92Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
93Malta3 2013701014.3%------------
94Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
"Turkey6 20115507814.2%------------
95Guinea-Bissau11 20081001414.0%------------
96Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
97Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
98Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
"Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
99Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Romania12 20124125513.3%12 2012176137.4%
100Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
101Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
102Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
103Sierra Leone11 20121211512.4%------------
104Jordan1 20131481812.2%10 201160711.7%
105Colombia3 20101652012.1%3 20101001616.0%
"Uruguay10 2009991212.1%10 200931412.9%
106Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
107Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
108Zambia9 20111571811.5%------------
109Togo10 200781911.1%------------
110India4 20095456011.0%1 20122452610.6%
"Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
111Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
112Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
"Cyprus5 201156610.7%------------
113Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
114Cote d'Ivoire12 20112492610.4%------------
"Malaysia3 20082212310.4%N.A.661522.7%
115Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
116Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
117Ukraine10 2012445429.4%------------
118Democratic Republic of the Congo11 2011492448.9%1 200710865.6%
119Hungary4 2010386348.8%------------
120Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
121Brazil10 2010513448.6%10 2010811316.0%
122Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
123Benin4 20118378.4%------------
124Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
"Japan12 2012480387.9%7 20102364318.2%
125Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
126Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
127Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
128Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
129Kuwait12 20126546.2%------------
130Myanmar11 2010431266.0%11 201022441.8%
131Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
132Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
133Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
134Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
135Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
136Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
137Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
138Egypt11 2011508102.0%1 2012270124.4%
"Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
139Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
140Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
141Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20131400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
?Ecuador2 2013137??------------

* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

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.