Based on a comparison of 171 countries in 2020, Rwanda ranked the highest in Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments with 61.3% followed by Cuba and Bolivia. On the other end of the scale was Yemen with 0.332%, Oman with 2.33% and Haiti with 2.54%.
Average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached 25.2% in 2020 in the World. This is 2.31 % less than in the previous year and 22.8 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached an all time high of 25.2% in 2020 and an all time low of 11.7% in 1997. The average annual growth amounted to 2.79 % since 1990.
Data for more countries are available at Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments indicator page.
Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Bolivia | % | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Cuba | % | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Finland | % | 42.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | 42.0% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 37.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.6% | 48.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | ... | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | ... | 42.4% | 41.3% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | |||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 61.3% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Senegal | % | 43.3% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 41.8% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 41.5% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 41.8% | 42.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | % | 39.7% | 41.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | % | 44.7% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 46.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | % | 31.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.5% | 32.5% | ||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | % | 17.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% |