Based on a comparison of 171 countries in 2018, 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 Oman with 1.20%, Haiti with 2.50% and Papua New Guinea with 2.70%.
Average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached 24.0% in 2018 in the World. This is 1.33 % more than in the previous year and 23.0 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached an all time high of 24.0% in 2018 and an all time low of 11.7% in 1997. The average annual growth amounted to 2.92 % 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 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Bolivia | % | ... | 25.4% | 25.4% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 38.6% | 38.6% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 45.2% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 41.5% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 36.8% | 36.8% | 37.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | 39.2% | 39.2% | ... | 39.6% | 39.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 24.4% | 24.4% | ... | 41.3% | 41.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | 40.2% | 40.2% | 42.4% | 41.3% | 41.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 56.3% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 42.7% | 42.7% | 43.3% | 42.7% | 42.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 42.3% | 42.3% | 41.5% | 42.0% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 36.0% | 36.0% | 39.7% | 41.1% | 39.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 43.6% | 43.6% |
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