Indicators / Women's share of parliamentary seats
Women's share of parliamentary seats
Share of seats in the national parliament held by women.
40 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1TajikistanMedium93.7%2ZimbabweMedium88.8%3NamibiaMedium73.3%4Palestine, State ofMedium70.6%5TuvaluMedium61.1%6KenyaMedium60.5%7VanuatuMedium46.6%8El SalvadorMedium46.4%9Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium45.8%10GhanaMedium45.6%11IndiaMedium43.5%12BangladeshMedium43.2%13Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium42.6%14NigeriaMedium42.4%15MyanmarMedium38.5%16Solomon IslandsMedium38.2%17ZambiaMedium35.5%18LesothoMedium35.3%19Timor-LesteMedium35.3%20CongoMedium32.5%21Cabo VerdeMedium30.2%22HondurasMedium30%23GuatemalaMedium29.9%24AngolaMedium29%25Papua New GuineaMedium27.4%26ComorosMedium27.3%27HaitiMedium27%28BhutanMedium26.7%29NepalMedium26.6%30CameroonMedium25%31UgandaMedium24.6%32IraqMedium24.5%33Syrian Arab RepublicMedium24.1%34RwandaMedium20.5%35Côte d'IvoireMedium20%36Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium19.3%37MauritaniaMedium16.7%38CambodiaMedium16.4%39TogoMedium14.3%40Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium12.6%