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 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Argentina | % | ... | 38.9% | 40.2% | 40.9% | 44.7% | 44.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | % | 53.1% | 53.1% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.4% | 53.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 42.0% | 47.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 47.6% | 47.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 48.2% | 48.2% | 48.2% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | 46.2% | 42.7% | 43.3% | 44.2% | 44.2% | |||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 38.3% | 40.8% | 48.3% | 49.2% | 50.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 45.7% | 44.6% | 47.3% | 50.5% | 51.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | % | 41.4% | 40.8% | 41.4% | 45.0% | 45.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 42.7% | 46.3% | 46.8% | 46.6% | 46.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 46.1% | 47.3% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 46.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 22.5% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
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