Women In Parliament
Asia Ranking
percentSource: IMF
Definition of Women In Parliament
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
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1 | Nepal | 32.73 | 2020 | 1 | 32.73 |
2 ↑ | Uzbekistan | 32 | 2020 | 20 | 16 |
3 ↑ | Singapore | 29.47 | 2020 | 8 | 23 |
4 ↓ | Philippines | 27.96 | 2020 | 2 | 27.96 |
5 ↓ | Laos | 27.52 | 2020 | 3 | 27.52 |
6 ↓ | Kazakhstan | 27.1 | 2020 | 4 | 27.1 |
7 ↓ | Vietnam | 26.72 | 2020 | 5 | 26.72 |
8 ↓ | Turkmenistan | 25 | 2020 | 6 | 25 |
9 ↓ | China | 24.94 | 2020 | 7 | 24.94 |
10 ↑ | Tajikistan | 23.81 | 2020 | 13 | 19.05 |
11 ↓ | Bangladesh | 20.92 | 2020 | 9 | 20.63 |
12 ↑ | Indonesia | 20.35 | 2020 | 15 | 17.39 |
13 ↓ | Pakistan | 20.18 | 2020 | 10 | 20.23 |
14 ↓ | Cambodia | 20 | 2020 | 11 | 20 |
15 ↑ | South Korea | 19 | 2020 | 18 | 16.67 |
16 ↓ | North Korea | 17.61 | 2020 | 14 | 17.61 |
17 | Azerbaijan | 17.36 | 2020 | 17 | 16.81 |
18 ↓ | Mongolia | 17.33 | 2020 | 16 | 17.33 |
19 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 16.83 | 2020 | 25 | 11.32 |
20 ↓ | Kyrgyzstan | 16.52 | 2020 | 12 | 19.17 |
21 | Russia | 15.78 | 2020 | 21 | 15.78 |
22 ↓ | Thailand | 15.75 | 2020 | 19 | 16.2 |
23 ↓ | Bhutan | 14.89 | 2020 | 22 | 14.89 |
24 ↓ | Malaysia | 14.86 | 2020 | 23 | 14.41 |
25 ↓ | India | 14.36 | 2020 | 24 | 14.39 |
26 | Japan | 9.89 | 2020 | 26 | 10.11 |
27 | Brunei | 9.09 | 2020 | 27 | 9.09 |
28 | Sri Lanka | 5.38 | 2020 | 28 | 5.33 |
29 | Maldives | 4.6 | 2020 | 29 | 4.6 |
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.