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in national parliaments
Situation as of 1st November 2014  
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 November 2014. 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 2013805163.8%9 2011261038.5%
2Bolivia10 20141306953.1%10 2014361747.2%
3Andorra4 2011281450.0%------------
4Cuba2 201361229948.9%------------
5Sweden9 201434915644.7%------------
6Seychelles9 2011321443.8%------------
7Senegal7 20121506543.3%------------
8Finland4 20112008542.5%------------
9Nicaragua11 2011923942.4%------------
10Ecuador2 20131375741.6%------------
11South Africa 15 201440016641.5%5 2014541935.2%
12Iceland4 2013632539.7%------------
"Spain11 201135013939.7%11 20112668933.5%
13Norway9 20131696739.6%------------
14Belgium5 20141505939.3%7 2014603050.0%
15Denmark9 20111797039.1%------------
16Netherlands9 20121505838.7%5 2011752736.0%
17Timor-Leste7 2012652538.5%------------
18Mexico7 201250018737.4%7 20121284434.4%
19Angola8 20122208136.8%------------
20Argentina10 20132579436.6%10 2013722838.9%
21Germany9 201363123036.5%N.A.691927.5%
22United Republic of Tanzania10 201035012636.0%------------
23Slovenia7 2014903235.6%11 20124037.5%
24Uganda2 201138613535.0%------------
25Serbia3 20142508534.0%------------
26Costa Rica2 2014571933.3%------------
"Grenada2 201315533.3%3 201313215.4%
"The F.Y.R. of Macedonia4 20141234133.3%------------
27Austria9 20131835932.2%N.A.621829.0%
28Algeria5 201246214631.6%12 2012144106.9%
29Zimbabwe7 20132708531.5%7 2013803847.5%
30Italy2 201363019831.4%2 20133179229.0%
31Guyana11 2011672131.3%------------
"Portugal6 20112307231.3%------------
"Tunisia10 20142176831.3%------------
32Cameroon9 20131805631.1%4 20131002020.0%
33Switzerland10 20112006231.0%10 201146919.6%
34Burundi7 20101053230.5%7 2010411946.3%
35New Zealand9 20141213629.8%------------
36Nepal11 201359717629.5%------------
37Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031619.4%
38Luxembourg10 2013601728.3%------------
39Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
40Afghanistan9 20102496927.7%1 20111022827.5%
41El Salvador3 2012842327.4%------------
42Philippines5 20132897927.3%5 201324625.0%
43Lesotho5 20121203226.7%6 201233927.3%
44Belarus9 20121092926.6%8 2012572035.1%
45South Sudan8 20113328826.5%8 201150510.0%
46Turkmenistan12 20131253326.4%------------
47France6 201257715126.2%9 20143488725.0%
48Australia9 20131503926.0%9 2013762938.2%
49Honduras11 20131283325.8%------------
50Namibia11 2009782025.6%11 201026726.9%
51Iraq4 20143288325.3%------------
"Singapore5 2011992525.3%------------
52Kazakhstan1 20121152925.2%10 20144736.4%
"Mauritania11 20131473725.2%11 200956814.3%
53Canada5 20113077725.1%N.A.963839.6%
54Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20111323325.0%------------
55Poland10 201146011224.3%10 20111001313.0%
"Sudan4 20103548624.3%5 201029517.2%
"Viet Nam5 201149812124.3%------------
56Lithuania10 20121413424.1%------------
57Equatorial Guinea5 20131002424.0%5 201375810.7%
58Croatia12 20111513623.8%------------
59China3 2013298769923.4%------------
60Kyrgyzstan10 20101202823.3%------------
61United Kingdom5 201065014722.6%N.A.77918223.4%
62Israel1 20131202722.5%------------
63Peru4 20111302922.3%------------
64Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
65Guinea9 20131142521.9%------------
66Greece6 20123006321.0%------------
67Cabo Verde2 2011721520.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Monaco2 201324520.8%------------
68Pakistan5 20133236720.7%3 20121041716.3%
69Madagascar12 20131513120.5%------------
70Cambodia7 20131232520.3%1 201261914.8%
71Albania6 20131402820.0%------------
"Bulgaria10 20142404820.0%------------
"Liechtenstein2 201325520.0%------------
72Colombia3 20141663319.9%3 20141022322.5%
"Saudi Arabia1 20131513019.9%------------
73Bangladesh1 20143486919.8%------------
74Czech Republic10 20132003919.5%10 2014811316.0%
75Panama5 2014571119.3%------------
76Kenya3 20133506719.1%3 2013681826.5%
77Estonia3 20111001919.0%------------
"Latvia10 20141001919.0%------------
78Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
"Republic of Moldova11 20101011918.8%------------
79Slovakia3 20121502818.7%------------
80San Marino11 2012601118.3%------------
"United States of America11 20124317918.3%11 20121002020.0%
81Sao Tome and Principe10 2014551018.2%------------
82Togo7 2013911617.6%------------
83United Arab Emirates9 201140717.5%------------
84Morocco11 20113956717.0%10 200927062.2%
"Venezuela9 20101652817.0%------------
85Indonesia4 20145559416.9%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010591016.9%3 201033412.1%
86Barbados2 201330516.7%3 201321628.6%
"Malawi5 20141923216.7%------------
"Saint Lucia11 201118316.7%1 201211218.2%
87Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 201468711216.3%------------
"Republic of Korea4 20123004916.3%------------
88Libya6 20141883016.0%------------
89Chile11 20131201915.8%11 201338718.4%
90Ireland2 20111662615.7%4 2011601830.0%
91Azerbaijan11 20101221915.6%------------
92Gabon12 20111201815.0%1 20091021716.7%
"Paraguay4 2013801215.0%4 201345920.0%
93Chad2 20111882814.9%------------
"Mongolia6 2012741114.9%------------
94Montenegro10 2012811214.8%------------
95Turkey6 20115487914.4%------------
96Malta3 2013701014.3%------------
97Fiji9 201450714.0%------------
98Somalia8 20122753813.8%------------
99Guinea-Bissau4 20141021413.7%------------
100Russian Federation12 20114506113.6%N.A.163138.0%
101Romania12 20124075513.5%12 2012176137.4%
102Guatemala9 20111582113.3%------------
"Niger1 20111131513.3%------------
103Bahamas5 201238513.2%5 201216425.0%
104Uruguay 210 201499 13 13.1%10 201431 2 6.5%
105Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 201023313.0%------------
106Dominica12 200931412.9%------------
107Djibouti2 201355712.7%------------
"Jamaica12 201163812.7%9 200721628.6%
108Cyprus5 201156712.5%------------
109Sierra Leone11 20121241512.1%------------
110Georgia10 20121501812.0%------------
"Jordan1 20131501812.0%10 201375912.0%
"Syrian Arab Republic5 20122503012.0%------------
111Suriname5 201051611.8%------------
112Ukraine10 20144204911.7%------------
113India4 20145436211.4%2 20142432911.9%
114Antigua and Barbuda6 201418211.1%6 201415533.3%
115Liberia10 201173811.0%10 201130413.3%
116Ghana12 20122753010.9%------------
117Zambia9 20111581710.8%------------
118Armenia5 20121311410.7%------------
119Democratic Republic of the Congo11 20114985310.6%1 200710865.6%
120Malaysia5 20132222310.4%N.A.591728.8%
121Hungary4 20141992010.1%------------
122Bahrain10 201040410.0%11 2010401127.5%
123Brazil10 2014513519.9%10 2014811113.6%
124Mali11 2013147149.5%------------
125Cote d'Ivoire12 2011254249.4%------------
"Gambia3 20125359.4%------------
126Kiribati10 20114648.7%------------
127Bhutan7 20134748.5%4 20132528.0%
128Benin4 20118378.4%------------
129Botswana10 20146258.1%------------
"Japan12 2012480398.1%7 20132423916.1%
130Congo7 2012136107.4%10 2014721419.4%
131Nigeria4 2011360246.7%4 201110976.4%
"Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101516.7%------------
132Swaziland9 20136546.2%10 2013301033.3%
133Samoa3 20114936.1%------------
"Thailand8 2014197126.1%------------
134Maldives3 20148555.9%------------
135Sri Lanka4 2010225135.8%------------
136Myanmar11 2010429245.6%11 201022441.8%
137Nauru6 20131915.3%------------
138Haiti11 20109544.2%11 20102000.0%
139Tonga11 20102813.6%------------
140Belize3 20123213.1%3 201213538.5%
"Iran (Islamic Republic of)5 201229093.1%------------
"Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
141Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20113313.0%------------
142Papua New Guinea6 201211132.7%------------
143Solomon Islands8 20105012.0%------------
144Kuwait7 20136511.5%------------
145Oman10 20118411.2%10 2011831518.1%
146Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
147Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20131400.0%------------
"Palau11 20121600.0%11 201213323.1%
"Qatar7 20133500.0%------------
"Vanuatu10 20125200.0%------------
?Bosnia and Herzegovina10 201442??10 201415??
?Mozambique10 2014250??------------
* 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.

2 - Uruguay: Figures correspond to the composition of the parliament before the elections held in October 2014. The newly elected parliament will only begin its work on 15 February 2015.