Sudanc

Chad
Nigeria
Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South
Africa
Zambia
Kenya
Somalia
Niger Mali
Mauritania
Algeria Libya
Egypt
Morocco
Benin
Cameroon
Cte dIvoire
Sao Tome and Principe
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Congo
Angola
Burkina
Faso
Central
African Rep.
Saudi
Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
Iran
(Islamic Rep. of)
Syrian Arab Rep.
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
France
Germany
Poland
Finland Iceland
Spain
Russian Federation
Australia
China
Mongolia
Kazakhstan
United States of America
Canada
Colombia
Bolivia
(Plurinational
State of)
Mexico
Argentina
Peru
Brazil
Venezuela
(Bolivarian
Republic of)
Greenland
(Denmark)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Singapore
Indonesia
Lao Peoples Dem. Republic
Viet Nam
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Japan
Dem. Peoples Rep. of Korea
Republic of Korea
Brunei
Darussalam
Bhutan
Latvia
Lithuania
Liechtenstein
Austria
Slovakia
Slovenia
Ukraine
Hungary
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rep. of Moldova
Norway
Sweden
Estonia
Belarus
Romania
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Ireland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Italy
Monaco
San Marino
Portugal
Malta
Tunisia
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Liberia
Ghana
Togo
Cabo Verde
Western Sahara
Andorra
Falkland Islandsb
(Malvinas)
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
United Arab
Emirates
Oman
Jordan
Eritrea
Djibouti
Uganda
Seychelles
Rwanda
Burundi
Comoros
Mauritius
Malawi
Mozambique
Madagascar
Swaziland
Lesotho
Bahamas
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Antigua and Barbuda
Dominica
Saint Lucia
Guyana
Suriname
Grenada
Belize
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Ecuador
Paraguay
Chile
Uruguay
Albania
Greece

T.F.Y.R. of Macedonia
Serbia Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Jammu and Kashmir*
Bulgaria
a a
Lebanon
Israel
Cyprus
Malaysia
Timor-Leste
Palau
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
(Fed. States of)
Tuvalu
Samoa
Vanuatu
Fiji
Tonga
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Kiribati
Montenegro
Nauru
Solomon Islands
Myanmar
Denmark
Ethiopia
South
Sudanc
United Rep.
of Tanzania
Barbados
Turkey
Czech Rep.
Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines
Women in Politics: 2014
Situation on 1 January 2014
Women in parliament
The countries are ranked and colour-coded according to the percentage
of women in unicameral parliaments or the lower house of parliament,
reecting elections/appointments up to 1 January 2014.
The total includes deputy prime ministers and ministers. Prime ministers/heads of
government were also included when they held ministerial portfolios. Vice-presidents
and heads of governmental or public agencies have not been included.
Source: IPU. Data obtained from national governments, permanent missions to the United
Nations and * publicly available information. Printed in France by Im
prim
erie Courand et associs. Published by the Inter-Parliam
entary Union and UN
W
om
en. February 2014.
World and regional averages
of women in parliament
Single house
or lower house
Upper house
or Senate
Both houses
combined
World average 22.2% 19.5% 21.8%
Regional averages
Regions are presented in descending order of the percentage of women in unicameral parliaments or
the lower house of parliament. The regional groupings used are those of IPU.
Nordic countries 42.1%
Americas 25.2% 25.3% 25.2%
Europe (Nordic countries included) 25.1% 22.8% 24.6%
Europe (Nordic countries not included) 23.5% 22.8% 23.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 22.9% 18.9% 22.5%
Asia 18.9% 13.9% 18.4%
Arab States 17.8% 7.7% 16.0%
Pacic 13.4% 38.6% 16.2%
About this map
The colour coding of the countries reects the percentage of women in unicameral parliaments or in the lower house of parliament, and corresponds to the data found in the world
ranking of women in parliament on the right-hand side of the map. A world ranking of women in ministerial positions is on the left-hand side of the map.
All data reects the situation on 1 January 2014. As the source of the data presented here, IPU is responsible for the criteria applied in displaying the information.
The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UN Women or of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
* Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The nal status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed
upon by the parties.
a State of Palestine (women in ministerial positions: 2/24 = 8.3%; women in parliament: 16/108 = 14.8%)
b A dispute exists between the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
c The nal boundary between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has not yet been determined.
Inter-Parliamentary Union, 2014
Women in
ministerial positions
The countries are ranked according to the percentage of women in
ministerial positions, reecting appointments up to 1 January 2014.
Rank Country % Women Women Total ministers
50 to 59.9%
1 Nicaragua 57.1 8 14
2 Sweden 56.5 13 23
3 Finland 50.0 9 18
40 to 49.9%
4 France 48.6 18 37
5 Cabo Verde 47.1 8 17
Norway 47.1 8 17
6 Netherlands 46.7 7 15
7 Denmark 45.5 10 22
8 Peru 44.4 8 18
9 Switzerland 42.9 3 7
10 Belgium 41.7 5 12
11 Bulgaria 41.2 7 17
12 Liechtenstein 40.0 2 5
35 to 39.9%
13 Rwanda 39.3 11 28
14 Chile 39.1 9 23
15 Iceland 37.5 3 8
16 South Africa 37.1 13 35
17 United Republic of Tanzania* 36.7 11 30
18 Burundi 36.4 8 22
19 Haiti 35.0 7 20
30 to 34.9%
20 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)* 33.3 7 21
Germany 33.3 5 15
Kenya 33.3 6 18
21 Uganda* 32.1 9 28
22 Canada 32.0 8 25
Malawi* 32.0 8 25
23 United States of America 31.8 7 22
24 Panama 31.6 6 19
25 Colombia 31.3 5 16
Madagascar* 31.3 10 32
26 Austria 30.8 4 13
Grenada* 30.8 4 14
Latvia* 30.8 4 13
Spain 30.8 4 13
27 Albania 30.0 6 20
Italy 30.0 6 20
25 to 29.9%
28 New Zealand 29.6 8 27
29 Mozambique 28.6 8 28
30 Gambia* 27.8 5 18
Guyana 27.8 5 18
Republic of Moldova* 27.8 5 18
31 Guatemala 26.7 4 15
Luxembourg 26.7 4 15
32 Swaziland* 26.3 5 19
33 Brazil 25.6 10 39
34 Costa Rica 25.0 6 24
Eritrea* 25.0 4 16
Micronesia (Fed. States of)* 25.0 2 8
Nigeria* 25.0 7 28
Paraguay 25.0 3 12
20 to 24.9%
35 Kiribati 23.1 3 13
Seychelles 23.1 3 13
36 South Sudan* 22.7 5 22
37 Cuba 22.6 7 31
38 Ghana 22.5 9 40
39 Andorra 22.2 2 9
Benin* 22.2 6 27
Ecuador 22.2 8 36
Romania 22.2 6 27
40 Lesotho 21.7 5 23
Namibia 21.7 5 23
41 Portugal 21.4 3 14
Togo 21.4 6 28
42 Georgia 21.1 4 19
Liberia* 21.1 4 19
43 Comoros 20.0 2 10
Croatia 20.0 4 20
Jamaica 20.0 4 20
Kazakhstan 20.0 4 20
Monaco 20.0 1 5
15 to 19.9%
44 Angola* 19.4 7 36
45 Bahamas 19.0 4 21
46 Gabon* 18.8 3 16
47 Israel 18.2 4 22
Slovenia 18.2 2 11
48 Argentina 17.6 3 17
Honduras 17.6 3 17
Maldives 17.6 3 17
Mexico 17.6 3 17
49 Australia 17.2 5 29
50 Estonia 16.7 2 12
Mongolia 16.7 3 18
Montenegro 16.7 3 18
Nauru* 16.7 1 6
Poland 16.7 3 18
51 Senegal 16.1 5 31
Sudan* 16.1 5 31
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)* 16.1 5 31
52 Dominican Republic* 16.0 4 25
Philippines 16.0 4 25
53 Morocco 15.8 6 38
54 Cte d'Ivoire 15.6 5 32
United Kingdom 15.6 5 32
55 Dominica 15.4 2 13
Saint Lucia* 15.4 2 13
Sao Tome and Principe* 15.4 2 13
United Arab Emirates* 15.4 4 26
Chad 15.2 5 33
56 Zambia* 15.0 3 20
10 to 14.9%
57 Cameroon* 14.9 7 47
58 Bahrain* 14.8 4 27
59 Guinea 14.7 5 34
60 Ireland 14.3 2 14
Kyrgyzstan 14.3 3 21
Malta 14.3 2 14
Ukraine* 14.3 3 21
Uruguay 14.3 2 14
61 Burkina Faso 13.8 4 29
62 Belize* 13.3 2 15
63 Ethiopia 13.0 3 23
Mauritania 13.0 3 23
64 Niger 12.9 4 31
65 Botswana 12.5 2 16
Palau 12.5 1 8
Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.5 1 8
Tuvalu* 12.5 1 8
66 Algeria 12.1 4 33
Mali 12.1 4 33
67 Barbados 11.8 2 17
Indonesia 11.8 4 34
Republic of Korea 11.8 2 17
Timor-Leste* 11.8 2 17
68 Lao People's Dem. Republic 11.5 3 26
69 Afghanistan* 11.1 3 27
Antigua and Barbuda 11.1 1 9
Armenia 11.1 2 18
Hungary 11.1 1 9
Japan 11.1 2 18
Jordan 11.1 3 27
Tajikistan* 11.1 2 18
Zimbabwe 11.1 3 27
70 Congo* 10.5 4 38
Uzbekistan* 10.5 2 19
71 Dem. Republic of the Congo* 10.3 3 29
Egypt 10.3 3 29
Sierra Leone 10.3 3 29
72 Bhutan 10.0 1 10
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.0 3 30
Marshall Islands* 10.0 1 10
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.0 1 10
5 to 9.9%
73 India 9.3 4 43
74 Cyprus 9.1 1 11
Fiji* 9.1 1 11
Serbia 9.1 2 22
Tonga* 9.1 1 11
Viet Nam* 9.1 2 22
75 Syrian Arab Republic 8.8 3 34
Turkmenistan 8.8 3 34
Yemen 8.8 3 34
76 Equatorial Guinea 8.7 4 46
The F.Y.R. of Macedonia 8.7 2 23
77 China* 8.3 2 24
Mauritius 8.3 2 24
Thailand 8.3 2 24
78 Somalia* 8.0 2 25
79 Samoa* 7.7 1 13
80 Czech Republic 7.1 1 14
El Salvador 7.1 1 14
Lithuania 7.1 1 14
Slovakia 7.1 1 14
81 Bangladesh* 6.7 2 30
Kuwait 6.7 1 15
Oman 6.7 2 30
Russian Federation 6.7 2 30
82 Trinidad and Tobago* 6.5 2 31
83 Malaysia 6.3 2 32
84 Singapore 5.9 1 17
85 Suriname 5.6 1 18
86 Djibouti 5.3 1 19
Greece 5.3 1 19
87 Qatar* 5.0 1 20
2 to 4.9%
88 Cambodia 4.7 2 43
89 Turkey 4.0 1 25
90 Iraq* 3.7 1 27
Tunisia 3.7 1 27
91 Libya* 3.6 1 28
92 Belarus 3.4 1 29
93 Papua New Guinea* 3.1 1 32
94 Sri Lanka 2.9 2 68
95 Azerbaijan* 2.8 1 36
96 Myanmar 2.6 1 38
0%
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 0 10
Brunei Darussalam* 0.0 0 14
Lebanon 0.0 0 29
Pakistan 0.0 0 17
San Marino 0.0 0 9
Saudi Arabia 0.0 0 32
Solomon Islands* 0.0 0 23
Vanuatu* 0.0 0 11
Information not available
Central African Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
Guinea-Bissau and Nepal
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978-92-9142-595-2 (IPU
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pril 2012.
Rank Country Lower or single house
% Women Women/Seats
Upper house or Senate
% Women Women/Seats
50 to 65%
1 Rwanda 63.8 51 / 80 38.5 10 / 26
2 Andorra 50.0 14 / 28 /
40 to 49.9%
3 Cuba 48.9 299 / 612 /
4 Sweden 45.0 157 / 349 /
5 South Africa (1) 44.8 179 / 400 34.0 18 / 53
6 Seychelles 43.8 14 / 32 /
7 Senegal 43.3 65 / 150 /
8 Finland 42.5 85 / 200 /
9 Ecuador 41.6 57 / 137 /
10 Belgium 41.3 62 / 150 39.4 28 / 71
11 Nicaragua 40.2 37 / 92 /
35 to 39.9%
12 Iceland 39.7 25 / 63 /
Spain 39.7 139 / 350 33.5 89 / 266
13 Norway 39.6 67 / 169 /
14 Mozambique 39.2 98 / 250 /
15 Denmark 39.1 70 / 179 /
16 Netherlands 38.7 58 / 150 36.0 27 / 75
17 Costa Rica 38.6 22 / 57 /
18 Timor-Leste 38.5 25 / 65 /
19 Mexico 37.4 187 / 500 34.4 44 / 128
20 Angola 36.8 81 / 220 /
21 Argentina 36.6 94 / 257 38.9 28 / 72
22 Germany 36.5 230 / 631 27.5 19 / 69
23 United Republic of Tanzania 36.0 126 / 350 /
24 Uganda 35.0 135 / 386 /
30 to 34.9%
25 The F.Y.R. of Macedonia 34.1 42 / 123 /
26 New Zealand 33.9 41 / 121 /
27 Serbia 33.6 84 / 250 /
28 Austria 33.3 61 / 183 29.0 18 / 62
Grenada 33.3 5 / 15 15.4 2 / 13
Slovenia 33.3 30 / 90 7.5 3 / 40
29 Algeria 31.6 146 / 462 6.9 10 / 144
30 Zimbabwe 31.5 85 / 270 47.5 38 / 80
31 Italy 31.4 198 / 630 29.0 92 / 317
32 Guyana 31.3 21 / 67 /
Portugal 31.3 72 / 230 /
33 Cameroon 31.1 56 / 180 20.0 20 / 100
34 Switzerland 31.0 62 / 200 19.6 9 / 46
35 Burundi 30.5 32 / 105 46.3 19 / 41
25 to 29.9%
36 Nepal 29.9 172 / 575 /
37 Trinidad and Tobago 28.6 12 / 42 19.4 6 / 31
38 Luxembourg 28.3 17 / 60 /
39 Tunisia 28.1 61 / 217 /
40 Ethiopia 27.8 152 / 547 16.3 22 / 135
41 Afghanistan 27.7 69 / 249 27.5 28 / 102
42 Philippines 27.3 79 / 289 25.0 6 / 24
43 Lesotho 26.7 32 / 120 27.3 9 / 33
44 Belarus 26.6 29 / 109 35.1 20 / 57
45 South Sudan 26.5 88 / 332 10.0 5 / 50
46 Turkmenistan 26.4 33 / 125 /
47 El Salvador 26.2 22 / 84 /
France 26.2 151 / 577 22.5 78 / 347
48 Australia 26.0 39 / 150 41.3 31 / 75
49 Honduras 25.8 33 / 128 /
50 Namibia 25.6 20 / 78 26.9 7 / 26
51 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 25.4 33 / 130 47.2 17 / 36
52 Singapore 25.3 25 / 99 /
53 Iraq 25.2 82 / 325 /
Kazakhstan 25.2 29 / 115 6.4 3 / 47
Mauritania 25.2 37 / 147 14.3 8 / 56
54 Canada 25.1 77 / 307 39.6 38 / 96
55 Lao Peoples Dem. Republic 25.0 33 / 132 /
Latvia 25.0 25 / 100 /
20 to 24.9%
56 Bulgaria 24.6 59 / 240 /
57 Poland 24.3 112 / 460 13.0 13 / 100
Sudan 24.3 86 / 354 17.2 5 / 29
Viet Nam 24.3 121 / 498 /
58 Lithuania 24.1 34 / 141 /
59 Equatorial Guinea 24.0 24 / 100 10.7 8 / 75
60 Croatia 23.8 36 / 151 /
61 China 23.4 699 / 2987 /
62 Kyrgyzstan 23.3 28 / 120 /
63 Madagascar 23.1 34 / 147 /
64 United Kingdom 22.6 147 / 650 23.4 182 / 778
65 Israel 22.5 27 / 120 /
66 Malawi 22.3 43 / 193 /
Peru 22.3 29 / 130 /
67 Eritrea 22.0 33 / 150 /
Uzbekistan 22.0 33 / 150 15.0 15 / 100
68 Guinea 21.9 25 / 114 /
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.4 9 / 42 13.3 2 / 15
70 Greece 21.0 63 / 300 /
71 Cabo Verde 20.8 15 / 72 /
Dominican Republic 20.8 38 / 183 9.4 3 / 32
Monaco 20.8 5 / 24 /
72 Pakistan 20.7 67 / 323 16.3 17 / 104
73 Cambodia 20.3 25 / 123 14.8 9 / 61
74 Albania 20.0 28 / 140 /
Bangladesh 20.0 70 / 350 /
Liechtenstein 20.0 5 / 25 /
15 to 19.9%
75 Saudi Arabia 19.9 30 / 151 /
76 Czech Republic 19.5 39 / 200 17.3 14 / 81
77 Kenya 19.1 67 / 350 26.5 18 / 68
78 Estonia 19.0 19 / 100 /
79 Burkina Faso 18.9 24 / 127 /
80 Mauritius 18.8 13 / 69 /
Republic of Moldova 18.8 19 / 101 /
81 Slovakia 18.7 28 / 150 /
82 Indonesia 18.6 104 / 560 /
83 San Marino 18.3 11 / 60 /
United States of America (2) 18.3 79 / 432 20.0 20 / 100
84 Sao Tome and Principe 18.2 10 / 55 /
85 United Arab Emirates 17.5 7 / 40 /
86 Morocco 17.0 67 / 395 2.2 6 / 270
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 17.0 28 / 165 /
87 Barbados 16.7 5 / 30 28.6 6 / 21
Saint Lucia 16.7 3 / 18 18.2 2 / 11
88 Libya 16.5 33 / 200 /
Togo 16.5 15 / 91 /
89 Tajikistan 15.9 10 / 63 11.8 4 / 34
90 Chile 15.8 19 / 120 18.4 7 / 38
Thailand 15.8 79 / 500 15.4 23 / 149
91 Ireland 15.7 26 / 166 31.7 19 / 60
Republic of Korea 15.7 47 / 300 /
92 Azerbaijan 15.6 19 / 122 /
Dem. Peoples Rep. of Korea 15.6 107 / 687 /
93 Gabon 15.0 18 / 120 16.7 17 / 102
Paraguay 15.0 12 / 80 20.0 9 / 45
10 to 14.9%
94 Chad 14.9 28 / 188 /
Mongolia 14.9 11 / 74 /
95 Montenegro 14.8 12 / 81 /
96 Turkey 14.4 79 / 548 /
97 Malta 14.3 10 / 70 /
98 Somalia 13.8 38 / 275 /
99 Russian Federation 13.6 61 / 450 8.0 13 / 163
100 Romania 13.5 55 / 407 7.4 13 / 176
101 Guatemala 13.3 21 / 158 /
Niger 13.3 15 / 113 /
102 Bahamas 13.2 5 / 38 25.0 4 / 16
103 Uruguay 13.1 13 / 99 6.5 2 / 31
104 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.0 3 / 23 /
105 Dominica 12.9 4 / 31 /
106 Djibouti 12.7 7 / 55 /
Jamaica 12.7 8 / 63 28.6 6 / 21
107 Cyprus 12.5 7 / 56 /
108 Colombia 12.1 20 / 165 16.0 16 / 100
Sierra Leone 12.1 15 / 124 /
109 Georgia 12.0 18 / 150
Jordan 12.0 18 / 150 12.0 9 / 75
Syrian Arab Republic 12.0 30 / 250 /
110 Suriname 11.8 6/51 /
111 India 11.4 62 / 545 11.4 28 / 245
112 Guinea-Bissau 11.0 11 / 100 /
Liberia 11.0 8 / 73 13.3 4 / 30
113 Ghana 10.9 30 / 275 /
114 Zambia 10.8 17 / 158 /
115 Armenia 10.7 14 / 131 /
116 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10.6 53 / 498 5.6 6 / 108
117 Antigua and Barbuda 10.5 2 / 19 29.4 5 / 17
118 Malaysia 10.4 23 / 222 27.1 16 / 59
119 Bahrain 10.0 4 / 40 27.5 11 / 40
5 to 9.9%
120 Ukraine 9.7 43 / 442 /
121 Botswana 9.5 6 / 63 /
Mali 9.5 14 / 147 /
122 Cte dIvoire 9.4 24 / 254 /
Gambia 9.4 5 / 53 /
Hungary 9.3 36 / 384 /
123 Kiribati 8.7 4 / 46 /
124 Brazil 8.6 44 / 513 16.0 13 / 81
125 Bhutan 8.5 4 / 47 8.0 2 / 25
Panama 8.5 6 / 71 /
126 Benin 8.4 7 / 83 /
127 Japan 8.1 39 / 480 16.1 39 / 242
128 Congo 7.4 10 / 136 13.9 10 / 72
129 Maldives 6.8 5 / 74 /
130 Nigria 6.7 24 / 360 6.4 7 / 109
Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.7 1 / 15 /
Tuvalu 6.7 1 / 15 /
131 Swaziland 6.2 4 / 65 33.3 10 / 30
132 Sri Lanka 5.8 13 / 225 /
133 Myanmar 5.6 24 / 429 1.8 4 / 224
134 Nauru 5.3 1 / 19
0.1 to 4.9%
135 Kuwait 4.6 3 / 65 /
136 Haiti 4.2 4 / 95 0.0 0 / 20
137 Samoa 4.1 2 / 49 /
138 Tonga 3.6 1 / 28 /
139 Belize 3.1 1 / 32 38.5 5 / 13
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.1 9 / 290 /
Lebanon 3.1 4 / 128 /
140 Comoros 3.0 1 / 33 /
Marshall Islands 3.0 1 / 33 /
141 Papua New Guinea 2.7 3 / 111 /
142 Solomon Islands 2.0 1 / 50 /
143 Oman 1.2 1 / 84 18.1 15 / 83
144 Yemen 0.3 1 / 301 1.8 2 / 111
0%
145 Micronesia (Federated States) 0.0 0 / 14 /
Palau 0.0 0 / 16 23.1 3 / 13
Qatar 0.0 0 / 35 /
Vanuatu 0.0 0 / 52 /
No parliament on 1 January 2014
Brunei Darussalam, Central African Republic, Egypt, Fiji
(1) South Africa: The gures on the distribution of seats in the Upper House do not include the 36 special
rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are therefore calculated
on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.
(2) United States of America: Total refers to all voting members of the House.
Source: IPU. Data provided by national parliaments.
Women in the highest positions of State
Women heads of state
1
(9/152 = 5.9%)
and women heads of government (15/193= 7.8%)
Argentina (HS/HG), Bangladesh (HG), Brazil (HS/HG), Chile (HS/HG)2, Costa Rica (HS/HG), Denmark (HG),
Germany (HG), Jamaica (HG), Liberia (HS/HG), Lithuania (HS), Malawi (HS/HG), Norway (HG), Republic of
Korea (HS), San Marino (HS), Senegal (HG), Slovenia (HG), Thailand (HG) and Trinidad and Tobago (HG)
Women speakers of parliament
3
(40/271 = 14.8%)
Antigua and Barbuda (2 chambers), Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia
(2 chambers), Botswana, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, India, Italy, Honduras, Lao
People's Democratic Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mozambique, Netherlands (2 chambers),
Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, San Marino, Singapore, Suriname, Swaziland, Turkmenistan,
Uganda, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe
Women deputy speakers of parliament (159/601 = 26.5%)
88 parliaments out of 188 have women deputy speakers.
Note: (HS/HG) = The head of state is also the head of government.
1 Only elected heads of state have been taken into account.
2 President-elect.
3 Of the total 189 parliaments, 76 are bicameral. As at 1 January 2014, one bicameral parliament has no speakers and is not included in the percentage.
Portfolios held by women ministers
(1096 portfolios in 189 countries)
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17
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21
22
22
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24
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29
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34
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105 Social Affairs
Family / Children / Youth / Elderly / Disabled
Environment / Natural Resources / Energy
Womens Affairs / Gender Equality
Education
Trade / Industry
Employment / Labour / Vocational Training
Culture
Health
Foreign Affairs (including Development Assistance)
Public Works / Territorial Planning
Home Affairs / Immigration (including Integration and Refugees)
Justice
Agriculture / Food / Forestry / Fishing
Research and Development / Science and Technology
Communications / Telecommunications / Postal Affairs
Finance / Budget
Housing / Urban Affairs
Tourism
Economy / Development
Transport
Sports
Local Government
Public Administration / Public Service
Defence and Veteran Affairs
Human Rights
Population
Information / Media
Parliamentary Affairs
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