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Women's share of parliamentary seats

Share of seats in the national parliament held by women.

20 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

AllLowMediumHighVery High
All regionsArab StatesEast Asia and the PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
1ZimbabweMedium88.8%2NamibiaMedium73.3%3KenyaMedium60.5%4Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium45.8%5GhanaMedium45.6%6Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium42.6%7NigeriaMedium42.4%8ZambiaMedium35.5%9LesothoMedium35.3%10CongoMedium32.5%11Cabo VerdeMedium30.2%12AngolaMedium29%13ComorosMedium27.3%14CameroonMedium25%15UgandaMedium24.6%16RwandaMedium20.5%17Côte d'IvoireMedium20%18MauritaniaMedium16.7%19TogoMedium14.3%20Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium12.6%