Indicators / Women's share of parliamentary seats
Women's share of parliamentary seats
Share of seats in the national parliament held by women.
43 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1ZimbabweMedium88.8%2South AfricaHigh77%3NamibiaMedium73.3%4GabonHigh71.6%5BotswanaHigh71.4%6KenyaMedium60.5%7MauritiusVery High60.4%8Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium45.8%9GhanaMedium45.6%10Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium42.6%11NigeriaMedium42.4%12Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low40.8%13GambiaLow35.5%14ZambiaMedium35.5%15LesothoMedium35.3%16CongoMedium32.5%17Cabo VerdeMedium30.2%18AngolaMedium29%19ComorosMedium27.3%20Guinea-BissauLow27.3%21South SudanLow26.5%22CameroonMedium25%23UgandaMedium24.6%24LiberiaLow24%25RwandaMedium20.5%26Côte d'IvoireMedium20%27MauritaniaMedium16.7%28MadagascarLow15.9%29SenegalLow15.4%30Sierra LeoneLow14.7%31Central African RepublicLow14.6%32TogoMedium14.3%33MalawiLow13.4%34MozambiqueLow13.2%35Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium12.6%36BurundiLow8.6%37MaliLow8.2%38GuineaLow8.1%39EthiopiaLow7.4%40Burkina FasoLow7.3%41BeninLow7.2%42NigerLow6.1%43ChadLow3.7%