Countries by Women in Parliament (%)
Complete ranking of 190 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Women In Parliament % Rankings
Rwanda leads all 190 countries in Women In Parliament % with a value of 63.75, while Yemen ranks last at 0. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Women In Parliament % Measures
Women In Parliament % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Women In Parliament % across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0 (Yemen) to 63.75 (Rwanda) — an infinitely large difference across 190 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 16.444 to 35.326. The overall spread from 0 to 63.75 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Rwanda and Cuba are separated by only 14%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Women In Parliament % are Rwanda (63.75), Cuba (55.745), Nicaragua (53.846), Mexico (50.2), and Andorra (50). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Yemen (0), Tuvalu (0), Oman (0), Vanuatu (1.96), and Papua New Guinea (2.70) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 190 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Rwanda | 63.8% | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd |  Cuba | 55.7% | North America | 99% |
| 3rd |  Nicaragua | 53.8% | North America | 99% |
| 4th |  Mexico | 50.2% | North America | 98% |
| 5th |  Andorra | 50.0% | Europe | 98% |
| 6th |  United Arab Emirates | 50.0% | Asia | 97% |
| 7th |  Costa Rica | 49.1% | North America | 97% |
| 8th |  Sweden | 46.7% | Europe | 96% |
| 9th |  Bolivia | 46.2% | South America | 96% |
| 10th |  Iceland | 46.0% | Europe | 95% |
| 11th |  Finland | 46.0% | Europe | 95% |
| 12th |  Monaco | 45.8% | Europe | 94% |
| 13th |  New Zealand | 45.5% | Oceania | 94% |
| 14th |  Denmark | 45.3% | Europe | 93% |
| 15th |  South Africa | 44.7% | Africa | 93% |
| 16th |  Norway | 44.4% | Europe | 92% |
| 17th |  Spain | 44.3% | Europe | 92% |
| 18th |  Ecuador | 43.1% | South America | 91% |
| 19th |  Argentina | 42.4% | South America | 91% |
| 20th |  Belgium | 41.3% | Europe | 90% |
| 21st |  Ethiopia | 41.3% | Africa | 89% |
| 22nd |  Senegal | 41.2% | Africa | 89% |
| 23rd |  Moldova | 40.8% | Europe | 88% |
| 24th |  Namibia | 40.6% | Africa | 88% |
| 25th |  United Kingdom | 40.5% | Europe | 87% |
| 26th |  Angola | 39.5% | Africa | 87% |
| 27th |  Guyana | 39.4% | North America | 86% |
| 28th |  Mozambique | 39.2% | Africa | 86% |
| 29th |  North Macedonia | 39.2% | Europe | 85% |
| 30th |  Cabo Verde | 38.9% | Africa | 85% |
| 31st |  Netherlands | 38.7% | Europe | 84% |
| 32nd |  Switzerland | 38.5% | Europe | 84% |
| 33rd |  Peru | 38.5% | South America | 83% |
| 34th |  Burundi | 38.2% | Africa | 83% |
| 35th |  Australia | 38.0% | Oceania | 82% |
| 36th |  Serbia | 38.0% | Europe | 82% |
| 37th |  Uzbekistan | 38.0% | Asia | 81% |
| 38th |  Slovenia | 37.8% | Europe | 81% |
| 39th |  Dominica | 37.5% | North America | 80% |
| 40th |  Tanzania | 37.4% | Africa | 79% |
| 41st |  Dominican Republic | 36.8% | North America | 79% |
| 42nd |  Armenia | 36.4% | Europe | 78% |
| 43rd |  Austria | 36.1% | Europe | 78% |
| 44th |  France | 36.0% | Europe | 77% |
| 45th |  Albania | 35.7% | Europe | 77% |
| 46th |  Chile | 35.5% | South America | 76% |
| 47th |  Timor-Leste | 35.4% | Asia | 76% |
| 48th |  Germany | 35.3% | Europe | 75% |
| 49th |  San Marino | 35.0% | Europe | 75% |
| 50th |  Uganda | 33.9% | Africa | 74% |
| 51st |  Cameroon | 33.9% | Africa | 74% |
| 52nd |  Belarus | 33.6% | Europe | 73% |
| 53rd |  Luxembourg | 33.3% | Europe | 73% |
| 54th |  Croatia | 33.1% | Europe | 72% |
| 55th |  Nepal | 33.1% | Asia | 72% |
| 56th |  Portugal | 32.6% | Europe | 71% |
| 57th |  South Sudan | 32.4% | Africa | 71% |
| 58th |  Italy | 32.3% | Europe | 70% |
| 59th |  Equatorial Guinea | 32.0% | Africa | 69% |
| 60th |  Latvia | 32.0% | Europe | 69% |
| 61st |  El Salvador | 31.7% | North America | 68% |
| 62nd |  Suriname | 31.4% | North America | 68% |
| 63rd |  Grenada | 31.3% | North America | 67% |
| 64th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.3% | North America | 67% |
| 65th |  Mali | 30.7% | Africa | 66% |
| 66th |  Canada | 30.7% | North America | 66% |
| 67th |  Vietnam | 30.6% | Asia | 65% |
| 68th |  Estonia | 29.7% | Europe | 65% |
| 69th |  Guinea | 29.6% | Africa | 64% |
| 70th |  Poland | 29.6% | Europe | 64% |
| 71st |  Sierra Leone | 29.5% | Africa | 63% |
| 72nd |  Colombia | 29.4% | North America | 63% |
| 73rd |  Singapore | 29.3% | Asia | 62% |
| 74th |  Iraq | 28.9% | Asia | 62% |
| 75th |  United States | 28.7% | North America | 61% |
| 76th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 28.6% | North America | 61% |
| 77th |  Lithuania | 28.4% | Europe | 60% |
| 78th |  Uruguay | 28.3% | South America | 59% |
| 79th |  Zimbabwe | 28.1% | Africa | 59% |
| 80th |  Liechtenstein | 28.0% | Europe | 58% |
| 81st |  Malta | 27.8% | Europe | 58% |
| 82nd |  Egypt | 27.7% | Africa | 57% |
| 83rd |  Jamaica | 27.4% | North America | 57% |
| 84th |  Honduras | 27.3% | North America | 56% |
| 85th |  Philippines | 27.3% | Asia | 56% |
| 86th |  Montenegro | 27.2% | Europe | 55% |
| 87th |  Afghanistan | 27.0% | Asia | 55% |
| 88th |  Tajikistan | 27.0% | Asia | 54% |
| 89th |  Barbados | 26.7% | North America | 54% |
| 90th |  Benin | 26.6% | Africa | 53% |
| 91st |  China | 26.5% | Asia | 53% |
| 92nd |  Djibouti | 26.2% | Africa | 52% |
| 93rd |  Chad | 26.1% | Africa | 52% |
| 94th |  Czechia | 26.0% | Europe | 51% |
| 95th |  Niger | 25.9% | Africa | 51% |
| 96th |  Turkmenistan | 25.6% | Asia | 50% |
| 97th |  Gabon | 25.5% | Africa | 49% |
| 98th |  Mongolia | 25.4% | Asia | 49% |
| 99th |  Ireland | 25.3% | Europe | 48% |
| 100th |  Israel | 25.0% | Asia | 48% |
| 101st |  Lesotho | 25.0% | Africa | 47% |
| 102nd |  Palau | 25.0% | Oceania | 47% |
| 103rd |  Morocco | 24.3% | Africa | 46% |
| 104th |  Paraguay | 23.8% | South America | 46% |
| 105th |  Mauritania | 23.3% | Africa | 45% |
| 106th |  Kenya | 23.3% | Africa | 45% |
| 107th |  Greece | 23.0% | Europe | 44% |
| 108th |  Georgia | 22.7% | Europe | 44% |
| 109th |  Slovakia | 22.7% | Europe | 43% |
| 110th |  Venezuela | 22.2% | North America | 43% |
| 111st |  Laos | 22.0% | Asia | 42% |
| 112nd |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.7% | North America | 42% |
| 113rd |  Eswatini | 21.6% | Africa | 41% |
| 114th |  Panama | 21.4% | North America | 41% |
| 115th |  Kyrgyzstan | 21.1% | Asia | 40% |
| 116th |  Ukraine | 21.1% | Europe | 39% |
| 117th |  Indonesia | 21.0% | Asia | 39% |
| 118th |  Bangladesh | 20.9% | Asia | 38% |
| 119th |  Bulgaria | 20.8% | Europe | 38% |
| 120th |  Azerbaijan | 20.8% | Europe | 37% |
| 121st |  Malawi | 20.7% | Africa | 37% |
| 122nd |  Seychelles | 20.6% | Africa | 36% |
| 123rd |  Bahrain | 20.0% | Asia | 36% |
| 124th |  Guatemala | 20.0% | North America | 35% |
| 125th |  South Korea | 20.0% | Asia | 35% |
| 126th |  Saudi Arabia | 19.9% | Asia | 34% |
| 127th |  Turkey | 19.9% | Europe | 34% |
| 128th |  Somalia | 19.6% | Africa | 33% |
| 129th |  Jordan | 19.6% | Asia | 33% |
| 130th |  Mauritius | 19.4% | Africa | 32% |
| 131st |  Thailand | 19.4% | Asia | 32% |
| 132nd |  Kazakhstan | 19.4% | Asia | 31% |
| 133rd |  Romania | 19.2% | Europe | 31% |
| 134th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.0% | Europe | 30% |
| 135th |  Togo | 18.6% | Africa | 29% |
| 136th |  Burkina Faso | 18.3% | Africa | 29% |
| 137th |  Bahamas | 17.9% | North America | 28% |
| 138th |  North Korea | 17.6% | Asia | 28% |
| 139th |  Brazil | 17.5% | South America | 27% |
| 140th |  Pakistan | 17.0% | Asia | 27% |
| 141st |  Comoros | 16.7% | Africa | 26% |
| 142nd |  Libya | 16.5% | Africa | 26% |
| 143rd |  Russia | 16.4% | Europe | 25% |
| 144th |  Madagascar | 16.0% | Africa | 25% |
| 145th |  Japan | 15.7% | Asia | 24% |
| 146th |  Tunisia | 15.7% | Africa | 24% |
| 147th |  Belize | 15.6% | North America | 23% |
| 148th |  Micronesia | 15.4% | Oceania | 23% |
| 149th |  Myanmar | 15.3% | Asia | 22% |
| 150th |  Zambia | 15.0% | Africa | 22% |
| 151st |  Hungary | 14.6% | Europe | 21% |
| 152nd |  Congo | 14.6% | Africa | 21% |
| 153rd |  Ghana | 14.5% | Africa | 20% |
| 154th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 14.5% | Africa | 19% |
| 155th |  Cyprus | 14.3% | Europe | 19% |
| 156th |  India | 13.7% | Asia | 18% |
| 157th |  Cambodia | 13.6% | Asia | 18% |
| 158th |  Malaysia | 13.5% | Asia | 17% |
| 159th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 13.4% | Africa | 17% |
| 160th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 13.0% | Africa | 16% |
| 161st |  Samoa | 13.0% | Oceania | 16% |
| 162nd |  Marshall Islands | 12.1% | Oceania | 15% |
| 163rd |  Brunei | 11.8% | Asia | 15% |
| 164th |  Central African Republic | 11.4% | Africa | 14% |
| 165th |  Kiribati | 11.1% | Oceania | 14% |
| 166th |  Saint Lucia | 11.1% | North America | 13% |
| 167th |  Liberia | 11.0% | Africa | 13% |
| 168th |  Nauru | 10.5% | Oceania | 12% |
| 169th |  Sri Lanka | 10.0% | Asia | 12% |
| 170th |  Guinea-Bissau | 9.8% | Africa | 11% |
| 171st |  Syria | 9.6% | Asia | 11% |
| 172nd |  Fiji | 9.1% | Oceania | 10% |
| 173rd |  Botswana | 8.7% | Africa | 9% |
| 174th |  Gambia | 8.6% | Africa | 9% |
| 175th |  Algeria | 7.9% | Africa | 8% |
| 176th |  Tonga | 7.1% | Oceania | 8% |
| 177th |  Lebanon | 6.3% | Asia | 7% |
| 178th |  Solomon Islands | 6.0% | Oceania | 7% |
| 179th |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5.6% | North America | 6% |
| 180th |  Iran | 4.8% | Asia | 6% |
| 181st |  Qatar | 4.4% | Asia | 5% |
| 182nd |  Bhutan | 4.3% | Asia | 5% |
| 183rd |  Nigeria | 3.9% | Africa | 4% |
| 184th |  Maldives | 3.2% | Asia | 4% |
| 185th |  Kuwait | 3.1% | Asia | 3% |
| 186th |  Papua New Guinea | 2.7% | Oceania | 3% |
| 187th |  Vanuatu | 2.0% | Oceania | 2% |
| 188th |  Oman | 0.0% | Asia | 2% |
| 189th |  Tuvalu | 0.0% | Oceania | 1% |
| 190th |  Yemen | 0.0% | Asia | 1% |