Women in parliament - Country rankings
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Women in parliament, percent, 2025:
The average for 2025 based on 44 countries was 25.62 percent. The highest value was in Rwanda: 63.75 percent and the lowest value was in Nigeria: 4.21 percent. The indicator is available from 1997 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Women in parliament, 2025 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 63.75 | 1 | 1997 - 2025 |
| South Africa | 44.86 | 2 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Cape Verde | 44.44 | 3 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Namibia | 42.31 | 4 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ethiopia | 41.91 | 5 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Senegal | 41.21 | 6 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Burundi | 39.64 | 7 | 1998 - 2025 |
| Tanzania | 39.53 | 8 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Angola | 39.09 | 9 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Mozambique | 38.31 | 10 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Uganda | 34.05 | 11 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Cameroon | 33.89 | 12 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Chad | 33.51 | 13 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Eq. Guinea | 31 | 14 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | 30.11 | 15 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Mali | 30.08 | 16 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Guinea | 29.63 | 17 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Sierra Leone | 29.53 | 18 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Benin | 26.61 | 19 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Seychelles | 26.47 | 20 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 21 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Kenya | 23.39 | 22 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Mauritania | 23.3 | 23 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Swaziland | 21.62 | 24 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Gabon | 21.58 | 25 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Malawi | 21.43 | 26 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Niger | 19.59 | 27 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Somalia | 18.98 | 28 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | 18.31 | 29 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Comoros | 18.18 | 30 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Mauritius | 17.91 | 31 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Togo | 15.04 | 32 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Zambia | 14.97 | 33 | 1997 - 2025 |
| R. of Congo | 14.57 | 34 | 1998 - 2025 |
| Ghana | 14.55 | 35 | 1997 - 2025 |
| S.T.&Principe | 14.55 | 36 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Madagascar | 14.11 | 37 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | 13.39 | 38 | 1997 - 2025 |
| DR Congo | 12.8 | 39 | 2004 - 2025 |
| C.A. Republic | 11.43 | 40 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Liberia | 10.96 | 41 | 2000 - 2025 |
| Botswana | 8.96 | 42 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Gambia | 8.62 | 43 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Nigeria | 4.21 | 44 | 2000 - 2025 |
Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
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