Top Countries with Highest Number Of Woman Parliamentarians

Top Countries with Highest Rate of WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS Women Participation in National Parliaments Country: Country: Country: Rwanda (1 2 Cuba Andorra Capital: Kigali Capital: Andorra la Vella Capital: Havana POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION 11,689,696 85,082 11,163,934 LOWER HOUSE LOWER HOUSE LOWER HOUSE Women /Seats : 45/80 Women /Seats: 14/28 Women /Seats : 299/612 % Women % Women % Women 56.3% 50% 48.9% Country: Country: Sweden 5 Seychelles Capital: Stockholm Capita:Victoria POPULATION POPULATION 9,555,893 84,000 LOWER OR SINGLE HOUSE LOWER OR SINGLE HOUSE % Women % Women Women /Seats : Women /Seats : 156 349 14 32 44.7% 43.8% Country: Country Senegal (1 Finland Capital: Dakar Capital: Helsinki POPULATION POPULATION 12,855,153 5,421,827 LOWER OR SINGLE HOUSE LOWER OR SINGLE HOUSE % Women % Women Women /Seats: Women /Seats : 64 150 85 200 42.7% 42.5% Country: Country: Country: South Africa Nicaragua 10 Iceland Capital: Managua Capital: Reykjavik Capital: Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION 6,071,045 321,857 52,981,991 LOWER HOUSE LOWER HOUSE LOWER OR SINGLE HOUSE Women /Seats : 37/92 Women /Seats : 25/63 Women /Seats :169/400 % Women % Women % Women 42.3% 40.2% 39.7% World Average Global Parliament Rates 46,521 Total MPS 36,498 46,130 9,632 Men Gender breakdown known for Women 20.9% % of Women Global Lower House Rates Global Upper House Rates 39,088 Total MPS 1,433 Total MPS 30,460 38,697 8,237 6,038 17,433 1,395 Gender breakdown Gender breakdown known for Men Men known for IWomen Women 21.3% 18.8% % of Women % of Women Regional Averages Lower House or Representatives 50% 42.0% 40% 30% 24.8% 24.3% 22.6% 21.3% 18.8% 20% 15.7% 12.7% 10% 0% 25.0% Pacific Americas 36.0% Arab States 6.8% Lower House Europe - OSCE member countries including Nordic countries or Representatives Asia 18.1% 22.6% Sub-Saharan Africa Europe - OSCE member countries excluding Nordic countries Americas Asia - OSCE member countries Arab State Pacific Sub-Saharan Africa 15.3% 13.8% 20.9% 24.0% Senators and Representatives 18.3% 22.6% 24.8% Europe- OSCE member countries excluding Nordic cc Source: http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/world.htm http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/mar/07/women-representation-in-politics-worldwide http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm#1 DESIGNED BY: graphs.net 22.6% 14.2%