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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st May 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 May 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 2013632539.7%------------
11Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
12Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
13Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
14Ecuador2 20131375338.7%------------
"Netherlands9 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%------------
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20111234234.1%------------
23Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
24Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
"Serbia5 20122508333.2%------------
25Germany9 200962020432.9%N.A.691927.5%
26New Zealand11 20111213932.2%------------
"Slovenia12 2011902932.2%11 20124037.5%
27Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012142107.0%
28Italy2 201363019831.4%2 20133199228.8%
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%
34Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611931.1%
35Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
36Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
37France6 201257715526.9%9 20113477722.2%
38Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
"Tunisia10 20112175826.7%------------
39Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
40South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
41El Salvador3 2012842226.2%------------
42Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
43Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
44Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
45Australia8 20101503724.7%8 2010762938.2%
"Canada5 20113087624.7%N.A.1033937.9%
46Sudan4 20103548724.6%5 201028517.9%
47Lithuania10 20121393424.5%------------
48Namibia11 2009781924.4%11 201026726.9%
"Viet Nam5 201150012224.4%------------
49Kazakhstan1 20121072624.3%8 20114724.3%
50Singapore5 2011992424.2%------------
51Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
52Poland10 201146010923.7%10 20111001313.0%
53China3 2013298769923.4%------------
54Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
55Latvia9 20111002323.0%------------
56Bulgaria7 20092405522.9%------------
"Philippines5 20102846522.9%5 201023313.0%
57Pakistan2 20083427722.5%3 20121041716.3%
"United Kingdom5 201065014622.5%N.A.76017222.6%
58Malawi5 20091934322.3%------------
59Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
60Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2012811417.3%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
61Israel1 20131202621.7%------------
"Luxembourg6 2009601321.7%------------
62Peru4 20111302821.5%------------
63Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201042921.4%6 201115213.3%
64Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
65Cape Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Estonia3 20111012120.8%------------
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
66Cambodia7 20081232520.3%1 201261914.8%
67Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
68Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
69Republic of Moldova11 20101012019.8%------------
70Bangladesh12 20083506919.7%------------
71Honduras11 20091282519.5%------------
72Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
73Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
74Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
75Indonesia4 200956010418.6%------------
"Kenya3 20133506518.6%3 2013681826.5%
76San Marino11 2012601118.3%------------
77Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
78United States of America11 20124337717.8%11 20121002020.0%
79Madagascar10 20103666417.5%10 20101642012.2%
"Paraguay4 2013801417.5%4 201345920.0%
"United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
80Montenegro10 2012811417.3%------------
81Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
82Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
83Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321628.6%
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
84Libya7 20122003316.5%------------
85Azerbaijan11 20101252016.0%------------
86Gabon12 20111141815.8%1 20091021817.6%
"Thailand7 20115007915.8%4 20111492315.4%
87Albania6 20091402215.7%------------
"Burkina Faso12 20121272015.7%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004715.7%------------
88Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
89Ireland2 20111662515.1%4 2011601830.0%
90Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
91Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
92Malta3 2013701014.3%------------
93Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
"Turkey6 20115507814.2%------------
94Guinea-Bissau11 20081001414.0%------------
95Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
96Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
97Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
"Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
98Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
"Romania12 20124125513.3%12 2012176137.4%
99Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
100Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
101Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721523.8%
102Dominica12 200932412.5%------------
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%4 20132528.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
123Benin4 20118378.4%------------
124Japan12 2012480398.1%7 20102374418.6%
125Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
126Gambia3 20125347.5%------------
127Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2011721013.9%
128Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
129Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
130Kuwait12 20126546.2%------------
131Myanmar11 2010431266.0%11 201022441.8%
132Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
133Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
134Samoa3 20114924.1%------------
135Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
136Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
137Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
138Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
139Egypt11 2011508102.0%1 2012270124.4%
"Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
140Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
141Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
142Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20131400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------

* 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.