The Top 10 Countries with the Most Women in Parliament | Women In leadership
The information and facts highlighted in the following section explain the Top nations with the highest percentage of woman in respective national parliaments.
Countries are categorized based on the figures that correspond to the number of seats currently filled in Parliament.
Information and facts are current as of January 1st, 2017.
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
10 | South Africa | 166 out of 400 | 41.5% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
9 | Finland | 84 out of 200 | 42.0% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
8 | Mexico | 213 out of 500 | 42.6% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
7 | Senegal | 64 out of 150 | 42.7% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
6 | Sweden | 152 out of 349 | 43.6% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
5 | Nicaragua | 42 out of 92 | 45.7% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
4 | Iceland | 30 out of 63 | 47.6% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
3 | Cuba | 299 out of 612 | 48.9% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
2 | Bolivia | 69 out of 130 | 53.1% |
Rank | Nation | Women filled In Lower or Single House (Out of Total Seats) | % Women |
1 | Rwanda | 49 Out of 80 | 61.3 |