Based on a comparison of 170 countries in 2021, Rwanda ranked the highest in Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments with 61.3% followed by Cuba and Nicaragua. On the other end of the scale was Yemen with 0.332%, Kuwait with 1.54% and Oman with 2.33%.
Average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached 26.1% in 2021 in the World. This is 5.71 % more than in the previous year and 24.1 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average Proportion of Seats Held by Women In National Parliaments reached an all time high of 26.1% in 2021 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Argentina | % | ... | ... | 35.8% | 38.1% | 38.9% | 40.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 33.3% | 33.3% | 35.1% | 45.6% | 45.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 53.2% | 53.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 41.5% | 41.5% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 47.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 41.3% | 47.6% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.6% | 48.2% | 48.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 46.2% | 42.7% | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 31.4% | 31.4% | 38.3% | 38.3% | 40.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | 41.3% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 44.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 39.6% | 39.6% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 40.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 63.8% | 63.8% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 42.0% | 42.0% | 41.8% | 42.7% | 46.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 46.1% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 50.0% |
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