Countries by Women in Parliament (%)
Complete ranking of 190 countries • % • Data refreshed May 5, 2026
Leader
Rwanda
Field size
190 countries
Lowest rank
Yemen
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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 % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
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 16.44% to 35.33%. 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 Women in Parliament
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Lowest Women in Parliament
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Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, 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.
