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in national parliaments
Situation as of 30 September 2010  
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 30 September 2010. 186 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%10 200326934.6%
2Sweden9 201034915745.0%------------
3South Africa 14 200940017844.5%4 2009541629.6%
4Cuba1 200861426543.2%------------
5Iceland4 2009632742.9%------------
6Netherlands6 20101506140.7%5 2007752634.7%
7Finland3 20072008040.0%------------
8Norway9 20091696739.6%------------
9Belgium6 20101505939.3%6 2010401742.5%
10Mozambique10 20092509839.2%------------
11Angola9 20082208538.6%------------
"Costa Rica2 2010572238.6%------------
12Argentina6 20092579938.5%6 2009712535.2%
13Denmark11 20071796838.0%------------
14Spain3 200835012836.6%3 20082638130.8%
15Andorra4 2009281035.7%------------
16New Zealand11 20081224133.6%------------
17Nepal4 200859419733.2%------------
18Germany9 200962220432.8%N.A.691521.7%
19The F.Y.R. of Macedonia6 20081203932.5%------------
20Ecuador4 20091244032.3%------------
21Burundi7 20101063432.1%7 2010411946.3%
22Belarus9 20081103531.8%7 2008581932.8%
23Uganda2 200632410231.5%------------
24United Republic of Tanzania12 20053239930.7%------------
25Guyana8 2006702130.0%------------
26Timor-Leste6 2007651929.2%------------
27Switzerland10 20072005829.0%10 2007461021.7%
28Trinidad and Tobago5 2010421228.6%6 201031825.8%
29Austria9 20081835127.9%N.A.611829.5%
30Ethiopia5 201054715227.8%5 20101352216.3%
31Tunisia10 20092145927.6%8 20081121715.2%
32Peru4 20061203327.5%------------
33Portugal9 20092306327.4%------------
34Mexico7 200950013126.2%7 20061282519.5%
35Monaco2 200823626.1%------------
36Viet Nam5 200749312725.8%------------
37Kyrgyzstan12 2007902325.6%------------
"Sudan4 201044611425.6%5 201046510.9%
38Bolivia12 20091303325.4%12 2009361747.2%
39Iraq3 20103258225.2%------------
"Lao People's Democratic Republic4 20061152925.2%------------
40Australia8 20101503724.7%8 201076??
41Namibia9 2009781924.4%11 200426726.9%
42Lesotho2 20071202924.2%3 200733618.2%
43Liechtenstein2 200925624.0%------------
44Republic of Moldova7 20091012423.8%------------
45Croatia11 20071533623.5%------------
"Seychelles5 200734823.5%------------
46Singapore5 2006942223.4%------------
47Estonia3 20071012322.8%------------
48Senegal6 20071503422.7%8 20071004040.0%
49United Arab Emirates12 200640922.5%------------
50Pakistan2 20083427622.2%3 20091001717.0%
51Canada10 20083086822.1%N.A.933234.4%
"Mauritania11 2006952122.1%11 200956814.3%
52Czech Republic5 20102004422.0%10 2008811417.3%
"Eritrea2 19941503322.0%------------
"Latvia10 20061002222.0%------------
"United Kingdom5 201065014322.0%N.A.73314720.1%
"Uzbekistan12 20091503322.0%1 20101001515.0%
53Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12 200523521.7%------------
54Serbia5 20082505421.6%------------
55Philippines5 20102294921.4%5 201023313.0%
56China3 2008298763721.3%------------
"Italy4 200863013421.3%4 20083225918.3%
57Cambodia7 20081232621.1%1 200661914.8%
58Bulgaria7 20092405020.8%------------
"Dominican Republic5 20101833820.8%5 20103239.4%
"Malawi5 20091924020.8%------------
59Nicaragua11 2006921920.7%------------
60Luxembourg6 2009601220.0%------------
"Poland10 20074609220.0%10 200710088.0%
61Dominica12 200926519.2%------------
62Lithuania10 20081412719.1%------------
63Bosnia and Herzegovina10 200642819.0%3 200715213.3%
"El Salvador1 2009841619.0%------------
"Tajikistan2 2010631219.0%3 201034514.7%
64France6 200757710918.9%9 20083437521.9%
65Mauritius5 2010691318.8%------------
66Bangladesh12 20083456418.6%------------
67Israel2 20091202218.3%------------
68Sao Tome and Principe8 2010551018.2%------------
69Cape Verde1 2006721318.1%------------
70Honduras11 20091282318.0%------------
"Indonesia4 200956010118.0%------------
71Kazakhstan8 20071071917.8%10 20084724.3%
72Greece10 20093005217.3%------------
73Turkmenistan12 20081252116.8%------------
"United States of America 211 20084357316.8%11 2008981515.3%
74San Marino11 2008601016.7%------------
75Albania6 20091402316.4%------------
76Democratic People's Republic of Korea3 200968710715.6%------------
77Burkina Faso5 20071111715.3%------------
"Slovakia6 20101502315.3%------------
78Uruguay10 2009991515.2%10 200931412.9%
79Zimbabwe3 20082143215.0%3 2008992424.2%
80Gabon1 20091161714.7%1 20091021817.6%
"Republic of Korea4 20082994414.7%------------
81Slovenia9 2008901314.4%11 20074012.5%
82Chile12 20091201714.2%12 200938513.2%
83Russian Federation12 20074506314.0%N.A.16984.7%
"Zambia9 20061572214.0%------------
84Cameroon7 20071802513.9%------------
"Ireland5 20071652313.9%7 2007591322.0%
85Djibouti2 200865913.8%------------
86Swaziland9 200866913.6%10 2008301240.0%
87Grenada7 200815213.3%8 200813430.8%
"Jamaica9 200760813.3%9 200721314.3%
"Thailand12 20074736313.3%3 20081502416.0%
88Sierra Leone8 20071211613.2%------------
89Cyprus5 200656712.5%------------
"Liberia10 200564812.5%10 200530516.7%
"Paraguay4 2008801012.5%4 200845715.6%
90Syrian Arab Republic4 20072503112.4%------------
91Bahamas5 200741512.2%5 200715533.3%
92Guatemala9 20071581912.0%------------
93Azerbaijan11 20051231411.4%------------
"Romania11 20083343811.4%11 200813785.8%
94Japan8 20094805411.3%7 20102424418.2%
95Montenegro3 200981911.1%------------
"Saint Lucia12 200618211.1%1 200711436.4%
"Togo10 200781911.1%------------
96Benin3 200383910.8%------------
"India4 20095455910.8%7 2008233219.0%
97Antigua and Barbuda3 200919210.5%4 200917529.4%
"Morocco9 20073253410.5%10 200927062.2%
98Mali7 20071471510.2%------------
99Barbados1 200830310.0%2 200821733.3%
"Equatorial Guinea5 20081001010.0%------------
"Guinea-Bissau11 20081001010.0%------------
100Malaysia3 2008222229.9%N.A.641828.1%
101Kenya12 2007224229.8%------------
"Suriname5 20105159.8%------------
102Central African Republic3 2005104109.6%------------
103Armenia5 2007131129.2%------------
104Hungary4 2010386359.1%------------
"Turkey7 2007549509.1%------------
105Cote d'Ivoire12 2000203188.9%------------
106Brazil10 2006513458.8%10 2006811012.3%
107Malta3 20086968.7%------------
108Bhutan3 20084748.5%12 200725624.0%
"Panama5 20097168.5%------------
109Democratic Republic of the Congo7 2006500428.4%1 200710854.6%
110Ghana12 2008230198.3%------------
111Samoa3 20064948.2%------------
112Ukraine9 2007450368.0%------------
113Botswana10 20096357.9%------------
114Algeria5 2007389307.7%12 200913675.1%
"Kuwait5 20096557.7%------------
"Libyan Arab Jamahiriya3 2009468367.7%------------
115Gambia1 20025347.5%------------
116Congo6 2007137107.3%8 200870912.9%
117Nigeria4 2007358257.0%4 200710998.3%
118Somalia8 2004546376.8%------------
119Saint Kitts and Nevis1 20101516.7%------------
120Georgia5 200813896.5%------------
"Maldives5 20097756.5%------------
121Jordan11 200711076.4%12 200955712.7%
122Sri Lanka4 2010225125.3%------------
123Chad4 200215585.2%------------
124Kiribati8 20074624.3%------------
125Haiti2 20069844.1%4 20092926.9%
126Mongolia6 20087633.9%------------
127Vanuatu9 20085223.8%------------
128Lebanon6 200912843.1%------------
"Tonga 34 20083213.1%------------
129Comoros12 20093313.0%------------
"Marshall Islands11 20073313.0%------------
130Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 200829082.8%------------
131Bahrain11 20064012.5%12 2006401025.0%
132Egypt11 200545481.8%6 2010264??
133Papua New Guinea6 200710910.9%------------
134Yemen4 200330110.3%4 200111121.8%
135Belize2 20083200.0%3 200813538.5%
"Micronesia (Federated States of)3 20091400.0%------------
"Nauru6 20101800.0%------------
"Oman10 20078400.0%11 2007721419.4%
"Palau11 20081600.0%11 200813215.4%
"Qatar7 20103500.0%------------
"Saudi Arabia2 200915000.0%------------
"Solomon Islands8 20105000.0%------------
"Tuvalu9 20101500.0%------------
136Afghanistan9 2010249??2 20101022827.5%
"Colombia3 2010166??3 2010102??
"Venezuela9 2010165??------------
* Figures correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament

Guinea: The parliament was dissolved following the December 2008 coup

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 - United States of America: The total refers to all voting members of the House.

3 - Tonga: No women were elected in 2008, however one woman was appointed to the Cabinet. As cabinet ministers also sit in parliament, there is one woman out of a total of 32 members.