Women in 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. Reflecting elections/appointments up to 1 January 2008. Ministerial Positions Rank Country Lower or single House or The countries are ranked according to the percentage % W Women Seats % W Women Seats of women in ministerial positions.‡ Reflecting appointments up to 1 January 2008. 40 to 50.0% Rank Country % W Women Total 1 Rwanda 48.8 39 / 80 34.6 9 / 26 ministers 2 Sweden 47.0 164 / 349 — — / — 3 Finland 41.5 83 / 200 — — / — 50 to 60% 4 Argentina 40.0 102 / 255 38.9 28 / 72 1 Finland 57.9 11 / 19 35 to 39.9% 2 Norway 55.6 10 / 18 Women in Politics: 2008 5 Netherlands 39.3 59 / 150 34.7 26 / 75 3 Grenada 50.0 6 / 12 6 Denmark 38.0 68 / 179 — — / — 40 to 49.9% 7 Costa Rica 36.8 21 / 57 — — / — 4 Sweden 47.6 10 / 21 8 Spain 36.6 128 / 350 23.2 60 / 259 5 France 46.7 7 / 15 Situation on 1 January 2008 9 Norway 36.1 61 / 169 — — / — 6 South Africa 44.8 13 / 29 10 Cuba 36.0 219 / 609 — — / — 7 Spain 43.8 7 / 16 11 Belgium 35.3 53 / 150 38.0 27 / 71 8 Switzerland 42.9 3 / 7 30 to 34.9% 9 Chile 40.9 9 / 22 Without the active participation 35 to 39.9% 12 Mozambique 34.8 87 / 250 — — / — 13 Iceland 33.3 21 / 63 — — / — 10 El Salvador 38.9 7 / 18 of women and the incorporation 14 New Zealand 33.1 40 / 121 — — / — 11 Austria 38.5 5 / 13 15 South Africa * 33.0 132 / 400 40.7 22 / 54 12 Andorra 37.5 3 / 8 of women’s perspective 16 Austria 32.8 60 / 183 24.6 15 / 61 13 Denmark 36.8 7 / 19 17 Germany 31.6 194 / 613 21.7 15 / 69 14 Iceland 36.4 4 / 11 18 Uganda 30.7 102 / 332 — — / — ” Trinidad and Tobago* 36.4 8 / 22 at all levels of decision-making, 19 Burundi 30.5 36 / 118 34.7 17 / 49 15 Cape Verde 35.7 5 / 14 20 United Republic of Tanzania 30.4 97 / 319 — — / — 16 Ecuador 35.3 12 / 34 the goals of equality, 25 to 29.9% 30 to 34.9% Greenland Alaska 21 Peru 29.2 35 / 120 — — / — 17 Germany 33.3 5 / 15 (Denmark) development and peace ” Netherlands 33.3 5 / 15 (U.S.A.) ” The F.Y.R. of Macedonia 29.2 35 / 120 — — / — ” Nicaragua 33.3 4 / 12 cannot be achieved. ” Timor-Leste 29.2 19 / 65 — — / — 18 New Zealand 32.1 9 / 28 22 Belarus 29.1 32 / 110 31.0 18 / 58 19 Lesotho* 31.6 6 / 19 Beijing Platform for Action, 23 Guyana 29.0 20 / 69 — — / — 25 to 29.9% 24 Andorra 28.6 8 / 28 — — / — Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995 25 Switzerland 28.5 57 / 200 21.7 10 / 46 20 Burundi 29.6 8 / 27 Norway 26 Portugal 28.3 65 / 230 — — / — 21 Costa Rica 29.4 5 / 17 27 Afghanistan 27.7 67 / 242 21.6 22 / 102 ” Peru 29.4 5 / 17 Sweden Russian Federation Latvia 28 Namibia 26.9 21 / 78 26.9 7 / 26 22 Uruguay 28.6 4 / 14 Estonia 29 Trinidad and Tobago 26.8 11 / 41 41.9 13 / 31 23 Uganda 28.0 7 / 25 Lithuania Canada Iceland Belarus 30 Australia 26.7 40 / 150 35.5 27 / 76 24 Barbados 27.8 5 / 18 Liechtenstein ” Grenada 26.7 4 / 15 30.8 4 / 13 ” Botswana 27.8 5 / 18 Czech Rep. 31 Viet Nam 25.8 127 / 493 — — / — ” Gambia* 27.8 5 / 18 Austria Denmark Finland 32 Kyrgyzstan 25.6 23 / 90 — — / — 25 Guyana 26.3 5 / 19 Slovakia 33 Iraq 25.5 70 / 275 — — / — ” Poland 26.3 5 / 19 ” Suriname 25.5 13 / 51 — — / — 26 Mozambique 25.9 7 / 27 Slovenia 34 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 25.2 29 / 115 — — / — 27 Niger 25.8 8 / 31 Ukraine 35 Ecuador 25.0 25 / 100 — — / — 28 Guinea-Bissau* 25.0 5 / 20 United Kingdom ” Namibia 25.0 6 / 24 Netherlands Hungary 20 to 24.9% ” Saõ Tomé and Principe 25.0 3 / 12 Croatia 36 Singapore 24.5 23 / 94 — — / — ” Timor-Leste* 25.0 3 / 12 Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina 37 Liechtenstein 24.0 6 / 25 — — / — 20 to 24.9% Belgium 38 Lesotho 23.5 28 / 119 29.0 9 / 31 29 Australia 24.1 7 / 29 Poland Rep. of Moldova Kazakhstan ” Seychelles 23.5 8 / 34 — — / — 30 Italy 24.0 6 / 25 Luxembourg 39 Honduras 23.4 30 / 128 — — / — Pacific Ocean Germany Romania 40 Luxembourg 23.3 14 / 60 — — / — 31 Malawi 23.8 5 / 21 Georgia ” United States of America 23.8 5 / 21 Serbia Mongolia 41 Mexico 23.2 116 / 500 18.0 23 / 128 32 Bolivia 23.5 4 / 17 Armenia 42 Tunisia 22.8 43 / 189 15.3 17 / 111 France Montenegro 43 Lithuania 22.7 32 / 141 — — / — ” Bulgaria 23.5 4 / 17 Azerbaijan ” Croatia 23.5 4 / 17 Switzerland 44 United Arab Emirates 22.5 9 / 40 — — / — 33 Argentina 23.1 3 / 13 Bulgaria 45 Mauritania 22.1 21 / 95 16.1 9 / 56 ” Belgium 23.1 3 / 13 Italy Uzbekistan Japan 46 Eritrea 22.0 33 / 150 — — / — ” Colombia 23.1 3 / 13 United States of America ” Senegal 22.0 33 / 150 40.0 40 / 100 Monaco T.F.Y.R. of Macedonia Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea 47 Ethiopia 21.9 116 / 529 18.8 21 / 112 ” Estonia 23.1 3 / 13 Kyrgyzstan ” Lithuania 23.1 3 / 13 San Marino Republic of Korea 48 Republic of Moldova 21.8 22 / 101 — — / — ” Mali 23.1 6 / 26 Spain Albania Turkmenistan Tajikistan 49 Bulgaria 21.7 52 / 240 — — / — ” Panama 23.1 3 / 13 50 Canada 21.3 65 / 305 34.4 32 / 93 ” Samoa 23.1 3 / 13 Andorra Greece Jammu and Kashmir * China 51 Pakistan 21.1 72 / 342 17.0 17 / 100 34 Nigeria 22.7 5 / 22 Turkey 52 Croatia 20.9 32 / 153 — — / — ” United Kingdom 22.7 5 / 22 Bahamas 53 Estonia 20.8 21 / 101 — — / — Gibraltar (U.K.) Cyprus ” Monaco 20.8 5 / 24 — — / — 35 Benin 22.2 6 / 27 Cuba Portugal Islamic Rep. of Iran ” Latvia 22.2 4 / 18 Malta Afghanistan 54 China 20.6 611 /2963 — — / — 36 Dominica* 21.4 3 / 14 Jamaica Lebanon 55 Philippines 20.5 49 / 239 17.4 4 / 23 ” Hungary 21.4 3 / 14 Tunisia Iraq Syrian Arab Rep. 56 Poland 20.4 94 / 460 8.0 8 / 100 Haiti Morocco Israel Bhutan ” Serbia 20.4 51 / 250 — — / — ” Ireland 21.4 3 / 14 a a ” Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.4 3 / 14 Dominican Rep. 57 Democratic People’s Rep. of Korea 20.1 138 / 687 — — / — ” Venezuela 21.4 6 / 28 58 Latvia 20.0 20 / 100 — — / — 37 United Republic of Tanzania 20.7 6 / 29 Pakistan Nepal 15 to 19.9% Mexico Algeria Libyan Arab 38 Liberia 20.0 4 / 20 59 Dominican Republic 19.7 35 / 178 3.1 1 / 32 ” Liechtenstein 20.0 1 / 5 Jamahiriya Egypt 60 Cambodia 19.5 24 / 123 14.8 9 / 61 ” Mongolia 20.0 3 / 15 Western Sahara Kuwait Lao People’s Dem. Rep. ” United Kingdom 19.5 126 / 646 19.7 148 / 750 ” Nepal 20.0 6 / 30 61 Guinea 19.3 22 / 114 — — / — ” San Marino 20.0 2 / 10 Bahrain India Viet Nam ” Slovakia 19.3 29 / 150 — — / — ” Seychelles 20.0 2 / 10 Cape Verde Saudi Thailand 62 Venezuela 18.6 31 / 167 — — / — 15 to 19.9% Saint Kitts and Nevis Arabia Qatar 63 Nicaragua 18.5 17 / 92 — — / — 39 Morocco 19.2 5 / 26 Cambodia 64 France 18.2 105 / 577 18.2 60 / 330 40 Paraguay 18.9 7 / 37 Antigua and Barbuda Mauritania United Arab Belize Bangladesh Philippines ” Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.2 4 / 22 — — / — 41 Cuba 18.8 6 / 32 Dominica Mali Niger Emirates 65 Cape Verde 18.1 13 / 72 — — / — ” Kyrgyzstan* 18.8 3 / 16 Guatemala Myanmar ” Sudan 18.1 80 / 443 6.0 3 / 50 ” Swaziland 18.8 3 / 16 Oman Honduras Yemen Micronesia 66 Equatorial Guinea 18.0 18 / 100 — — / — 42 Belize* 18.2 2 / 11 Chad 67 Tajikistan 17.5 11 / 63 23.5 8 / 34 ” Cyprus 18.2 2 / 11 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Jordan (Fed. States of) El Salvador Senegal Sudan ” Uzbekistan 17.5 21 / 120 15.0 15 / 100 43 Senegal 17.9 5 / 28 Trinidad and Tobago Burkina Eritrea Palau 68 Italy 17.3 109 / 630 14.0 45 / 322 44 Eritrea* 17.6 3 / 17 Nicaragua Grenada Gambia Marshall Islands Faso Djibouti ” Nepal 17.3 57 / 329 — — / — ” Georgia* 17.6 3 / 17 Costa Rica 69 Mauritius 17.1 12 / 70 — — / — ” Slovenia 17.6 3 / 17 Barbados Guinea-Bissau Nigeria 70 Bolivia 16.9 22 / 130 3.7 1 / 27 45 Chad 17.2 5 / 29 Panama Guinea 71 United States of America 16.8 73 / 435 16.0 16 / 100 46 Gabon 16.7 7 / 42 Venezuela Guyana Ethiopia Sri Lanka Brunei 72 El Salvador 16.7 14 / 84 — — / — Sierra Leone Central ” Rwanda 16.7 3 / 18 Suriname African Rep. Darussalam ” Gabon 16.7 20 / 120 15.4 14 / 91 ” Serbia 16.7 4 / 24 Liberia ” Panama 16.7 13 / 78 — — / — ” Suriname 16.7 3 / 18 French Guiana 73 Dominica 16.1 5 / 31 — — / — ” Zambia 16.7 4 / 24 Colombia Ghana Somalia 74 Turkmenistan 16.0 8 / 50 — — / — 47 Zimbabwe 16.3 7 / 43 Benin Malaysia ” Zimbabwe 16.0 24 / 150 36.4 24 / 66 Togo Nauru Kiribati 48 Canada 16.0 4 / 25 Cameroon 75 Kazakhstan 15.9 17 / 107 4.3 2 / 47 49 Ghana 15.9 7 / 44 Kenya Maldives 76 Czech Republic 15.5 31 / 200 13.6 11 / 81 50 Guinea* 15.8 3 / 19 Côte d’Ivoire Democratic Papua New Guinea 77 Burkina Faso 15.3 17 / 111 — — / — ” Mexico 15.8 3 / 19 Republic of 78 Zambia 15.2 24 / 158 — — / — 51 Malta 15.4 2 / 13 Ecuador São Tomé and Principe 79 Angola 15.0 33 / 220 — — / — 10 to 14.9% Equatorial Guinea the Congo Uganda ” Chile 15.0 18 / 120 5.3 2 / 38 52 Jordan 14.8 4 / 27 Tuvalu 10 to 14.9% 53 Dominican Republic 14,5 3 / 21 Gabon Seychelles United Rep. 80 Greece 14.7 44 / 300 — — / — 54 Burkina Faso 14.3 5 / 35 Congo Rwanda Singapore ” Luxembourg 14.3 2 / 14 of Tanzania 81 Republic of Korea 14.4 43 / 299 — — / — ” Maldives* 14.3 3 / 21 Burundi Indonesia 82 Cyprus 14.3 8 / 56 — — / — ” Micronesia (Federated States of) 14.3 1 / 7 The achievement of democracy Brazil 83 Israel 14.2 17 / 120 — — / — ” Sierra Leone 14.3 3 / 21 Timor-Leste Solomon Islands 84 Guinea-Bissau 14.0 14 / 100 — — / — 55 Equatorial Guinea 14.0 7 / 50 Angola ” Russian Federation 14.0 63 / 450 4.7 8 / 169 56 The F.Y.R. of Macedonia 13.6 3 / 22 presupposes a genuine partnership Peru 85 Cameroon 13.9 25 / 180 — — / — 57 Slovakia 13.3 2 / 15 Samoa 86 Djibouti 13.8 9 / 65 — — / — 58 Congo 13.2 5 / 38 between men and women Zambia 87 Barbados 13.3 4 / 30 23.8 5 / 21 59 Central African Republic 12.5 3 / 24 ” Ireland 13.3 22 / 166 21.7 13 / 60 ” Côte d’Ivoire 12.5 4 / 32 in the conduct of the affairs of society Indian Ocean ” Jamaica 13.3 8 / 60 14.3 3 / 21 ” Czech Republic 12.5 2 / 16 Bolivia 88 Sierra Leone 13.2 16 / 121 — — / — Zimbabwe 89 Malawi 13.0 25 / 193 — — / — ” Madagascar 12.5 2 / 16 in which they work in equality 90 Liberia 12.5 8 / 64 16.7 5 / 30 ” Portugal 12.5 2 / 16 Comoros Vanuatu Namibia 91 Niger 12.4 14 / 113 — — / — 60 Democratic Rep. of the Congo 12.1 4 / 33 and complementarity, Mauritius 92 Bahamas 12.2 5 / 41 60.0 9 / 15 61 Israel 12.0 3 / 25 ” Slovenia 12.2 11 / 90 2.5 1 / 40 ” Mauritania 12.0 3 / 25 Botswana Malawi drawing mutual enrichment Paraguay Fiji 93 Uruguay 12.1 12 / 99 12.9 4 / 31 62 Greece 11.8 2 / 17 Atlantic Ocean Mozambique 94 Guatemala 12.0 19 / 158 — — / — ” Japan 11.8 2 / 17 ” Maldives 12.0 6 / 50 — — / — 63 Cameroon 11.6 5 / 43 from their differences. Madagascar ” Syrian Arab Republic 12.0 30 / 250 — — / — 64 Brazil 11.4 4 / 35 Swaziland o Australia 95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.9 5 / 42 13.3 2 / 15 65 Haiti 11.1 2 / 18 Universal Declaration on Democracy, 1997, Principle N 4 Lesotho 96 San Marino 11.7 7 / 60 — — / — ” Jamaica 11.1 2 / 18 South Tonga ” Thailand 11.7 56 / 477 8.7 21 / 242 ” Lao People’s Democratic Rep. 11.1 3 / 27 97 Indonesia 11.6 64 / 550 — — / — 66 Algeria 10.8 4 / 37 Africa 98 Azerbaijan 11.4 14 / 123 — — / — ” Indonesia 10.8 4 / 37 99 Botswana 11.1 7 / 63 — — / — 67 Republic of Moldova 10.5 2 / 19 Argentina ” Hungary 11.1 43 / 386 — — / — 68 India 10.3 4 / 39 Uruguay ” Montenegro 11.1 9 / 81 — — / — ” Iraq* 10.3 4 / 39 ” Saint Lucia 11.1 2 / 18 27.3 3 / 11 69 Marshall Islands 10.0 1 / 10 ” Togo 11.1 9 / 81 — — / — ” Mauritius 10.0 2 / 20 100 Ghana 10.9 25 / 230 — — / — ” Thailand 10.0 2 / 20 About this map 101 Benin 10.8 9 / 83 — — / — 5 to 9.9% Chile ” Swaziland 10.8 7 / 65 36.7 11 / 30 70 Ethiopia 9.5 2 / 21 102 Antigua and Barbuda 10.5 2 / 19 23.5 4 / 17 ” Russian Federation 9.5 2 / 21 The colour coding of the countries reflects the percentage of women in unicameral parliaments or in the lower house of parliament ” Central African Republic 10.5 11 / 105 — — / — ” Togo 9.5 2 / 21 and corresponds to the data found in the world ranking of women in parliament on the right of the map. ” Morocco 10.5 34 / 325 1.1 3 / 270 71 Malaysia* 9.4 3 / 32 103 Mali 10.2 15 / 147 — — / — 72 Antigua and Barbuda 9.1 1 / 11 A world ranking of women ministers is on the left hand side of the map. 104 Malaysia 10.0 22 / 219 27.7 18 / 65 ” Djibouti 9.1 2 / 22 ” Paraguay 10.0 8 / 80 13.3 6 / 45 ” Oman 9.1 3 / 33 Woman presiding officer of parliament or one house of parliament 5 to 9.9% ” Philippines 9.1 2 / 22 73 China* 8.6 3 / 35 105 Gambia 9.4 5 / 53 — — / — 74 Bahamas* 8.3 1 / 12 Woman Head of Government and/or elected Head of State ” Georgia 9.4 22 / 235 — — / — ” Bangladesh* 8.3 1 / 12 Falkland Islands ” Japan 9.4 45 / 480 18.2 44 / 242 ” Romania 9.4 31 / 330 10.2 14 / 137 ” Fiji* 8.3 1 / 12 (Malvinas) (U.K.) a Occupied Palestinian Territory 75 United Arab Emirates 8.0 2 / 25 106 Armenia 9.2 12 / 131 — — / — 76 Kiribati* 7.7 1 / 13 All data reflect the situation on 1 January 2008. The information presented has been submitted to the IPU by national authorities. unless otherwise indicated. ” Malta 9.2 6 / 65 — — / — 107 India 9.1 49 / 541 9.9 24 / 243 ” Qatar 7.7 1 / 13 The IPU is responsible for the processing of the data and the criteria applied in displaying the information. New Zealand ” Vanuatu* 7.7 1 / 13 ” Turkey 9.1 50 / 549 — — / — 77 Brunei Darussalam 7.1 1 / 14 The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations or the Secretariat 108 Brazil 9.0 46 / 513 12.3 10 / 81 109 Côte d’Ivoire 8.9 18 / 203 — — / — ” Tunisia 7.1 2 / 28 of the Inter-Parliamentary Union concerning the legal status of any country. territory, city or any area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ” Turkmenistan* 7.1 2 / 28 110 Colombia 8.4 14 / 166 11.8 12 / 102 78 Cambodia* 6.9 2 / 29 * Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. ” Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.4 42 / 500 4.6 5 / 108 79 Albania 6.7 1 / 15 111 Samoa 8.2 4 / 49 — — / — ” Azerbaijan 6.7 2 / 30 Contacts: ” Somalia 8.2 21 / 256 — — / — ” Guatemala 6.7 1 / 15 United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women Inter-Parliamentary Union Office of the Permanent Observer of the IPU ” Ukraine 8.2 37 / 450 — — / — 112 Madagascar 7.9 10 / 127 11.1 10 / 90 ” Kuwait 6.7 1 / 15 Department of Economic and Social Affairs Headquarters to the United Nations in New York 80 Belarus 6.5 2 / 31 113 Algeria 7.7 30 / 389 2.9 4 / 136 ” Egypt 6.5 2 / 31 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] ” Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 7.7 36 / 468 — — / — 81 Angola 6.3 2 / 32 Web: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw Web: www.ipu.org 114 Congo 7.3 10 / 137 13.3 8 / 60 ” Montenegro 6.3 1 / 16 115 Kenya** 7.2 15 / 207 — — / — ” Sudan 6.3 2 / 32 116 Albania 7.1 10 / 140 — — / — Portfolios held by Women Ministers World and Regional Averages 117 Nigeria 7.0 25 / 358 8.3 9 / 109 ” Syrian Arab Republic 6.3 2 / 32 82 Armenia 5.9 1 / 17 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.7 1 / 15 — — / — ” Tajikistan* 5.9 1 / 17 (1022 portfolios, for 185 countries) 119 Mongolia 6.6 5 / 76 — — / — 83 Sri Lanka 5.7 3 / 53 120 Jordan 6.4 7 / 110 12.7 7 / 55 of Women in Parliament 121 Sri Lanka 5.8 13 / 225 — — / — ” Yemen 5.7 2 / 35 91 Social Affairs 84 Kazakhstan* 5.6 1 / 18 Women in the Highest Positions of State 122 Chad 5.2 8 / 155 — — / — 85 Uzbekistan* 5.3 1 / 19 84 Family / Children / Youth / Elderly / Disabled 3 to 4.9% 86 Republic of Korea 5.0 1 / 20 72 Women’s Affairs / Gender Equality Single or Upper House Both Houses 123 Lebanon 4.7 6 / 128 — — / — 3 to 4.9% 70 Education (1 January 2008) Lower House or Senate combined 124 Kiribati 4.3 2 / 46 — — / — 87 Lebanon 4.5 1 / 22 56 Environment / Natural Resources / Energy 125 Haiti 4.1 4 / 98 13.3 4 / 30 88 Bahrain 4.3 1 / 23 ” Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.1 12 / 290 — — / — ” Ukraine 4.3 1 / 23 53 Trade / Industry 126 Vanuatu 3.8 2 / 52 — — / — 89 Turkey 4.2 1 / 24 49 Employment / Labour / Vocational Training World average 17.9% 16.7% 17.7% 127 Belize 3.3 1 / 30 38.5 5 / 13 1 ” Viet Nam* 4.2 1 / 24 49 Foreign Affairs (including development assistance) 28/262 = 10.7% 234/262 = 89.3% ” Tonga 3.3 1 / 30 — — / — 90 Afghanistan 3.7 1 / 27 Head of State (HS) 128 Comores 3.0 1 / 33 — — / — 91 Pakistan 3.6 1 / 28 49 Health 7/150 = 4.7% 143/150 = 95.3% Regional averages ” Marshall Islands 3.0 1 / 33 — — / — ” Papua New Guinea* 3.6 1 / 28 45 Culture 0.1 to 2.9% 92 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.2 1 / 31 39 Justice Regions are classified by descending order of the percentage of women in unicameral 0% Presiding Officers of Parliament 129 Bhutan 2.7 4 / 150 20.0 3 / 15 34 Research and Development / Science and Technology Head of Government (HG) parliaments or the lower house of parliament. 130 Bahrain 2.5 1 / 40 25.0 10 / 40 93 Bhutan* 0.0 0 / 3 1 4136 Rev. 4 (The World Today), updated in 2006. Today), World 4 (The 4136 Rev. 32 8/192 = 4.2% 184/192 = 95.8% 131 Egypt 1.8 8 / 442 6.8 18 / 264 o ” Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 0 / 9 Public Works / Territorial Planning 189 Parliaments, of which 76 are bicameral = 265 Chambers of Parliament The regional groupings used herein are those of the IPU. ” Democratic People’s Rep. of Korea* 0.0 0 / 33 ” Saõ Tomé and Principe 1.8 1 / 55 — — / — 30 Housing / Urban Affairs 132 Kuwait 1.5 1 / 65 — — / — ” Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 0.0 0 / 18 29 Agriculture / Food / Forestry / Fishing ” Monaco 0.0 0 / 5 Nordic countries 41.4% — 41.4% 133 Papua New Guinea 0.9 1 / 109 — — / — ” Myanmar* 0.0 0 / 37 27 Home Affairs / Immigration (including integration and refugees) Albania (Assembly) Lesotho (National Assembly) 134 Yemen 0.3 1 / 301 1.8 2 / 111 ” Nauru* 0.0 0 / 6 27 Public Administration / Public Service Argentina (HS/HG) Liberia (HS/HG) 0% ” Palau* 0.0 0 / 8 26 Antigua and Barbuda (House of Representatives and Senate) Mexico (Chamber of Deputies) Europe OSCE 20.9% 17.9% 20.3% 135 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0 0 / 14 — — / — ” Romania 0.0 0 / 15 Communications / Telecommunications / Postal Affairs Chile (HS/HG) Mozambique (HG) 22 Local Government ” Nauru 0.0 0 / 18 — — / — ” Saudi Arabia 0.0 0 / 28 Austria (National Council) Netherlands (House of Representatives and Senate) (Nordic countries included) ” Oman 0.0 0 / 84 20.0 14 / 70 ” Singapore 0.0 0 / 17 19 Finland (HS) New Zealand (HG) Tourism Bahamas (Senate) New Zealand (House of Representatives) ” Palau 0.0 0 / 16 0.0 0 / 9 ” Solomon Islands 0.0 0 / 23 19 ” Qatar 0.0 0 / 35 — — / — ” Tuvalu 0.0 0 / 7 Economy / Development Germany (HG) Philippines (HS/HG) Americas 20.7% 20.1% 20.6% 17 Belize (House of Representatives) Saint Kitts and Nevis (National Assembly) ” Saudi Arabia 0.0 0 / 150 — — / — Information not available Finance / Budget ” Solomon Islands 0.0 0 / 50 — — / — Comoros, Honduras, Kenya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 15 Transport India (HS) Ukraine (HG) Colombia (Senate) Saint Lucia (House of Assembly and Senate) Europe OSCE 19.0% 17.9% 18.8% ” Tuvalu 0.0 0 / 15 — — / — Saint Lucia, Somalia, Tonga. 15 Sports Ireland (HS) Dominica (House of Assembly) South Africa (National Assembly) (Nordic countries not included) No parliament on 1 January 2008 15 Human Rights Bangladesh***, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, Myanmar 9 Information / Media Estonia (Parliament) Swaziland (Senate) Sub-Saharan Africa 17.3% 21.2% 17.7%  The total includes Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers. Prime 9 Parliamentary Affairs Ministers were also included when they held ministerial Gambia (The) (National Assembly) Turkmenistan (Assembly) * South Africa: The figures on the distribution of seats in the upper house of parliament do not include portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public 9 Ministers of State without portfolio Asia 16.9% 14.8% 16.7% the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and all percentages given are agencies have not been included. 6 Defence and Veteran Affairs Note: (HS/HG) = The Head of State is also the Head of Government. Georgia (Parliament) United Kingdom () therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats. 5 Population ** Kenya: Situation for 1 January 2008 for directly elected members endorsed by the electoral commis- 1 Only elected Heads of State have been taken into account. Hungary (National Assembly) Unites States of America (House of Representatives) Pacific 12.9% 31.8% 15.0% sion. The additional twelve appointed seats and two ex-officio seats had yet to be filled. Bangladesh: As at 1 January 2008 Parliament is dissolved in view of elections scheduled for late 2008. Source: Information obtained from Governments, Permanent Missions 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Israel (Parliament) Venezuela (National Assembly) *** to the United Nations, or publicly available information which is Arab States 9.6% 7.0% 9.0% Printed in France. Imprimerie SADAG. Published by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. February 2008. Women. Advancement of the Union and the United Nations Division for the Inter-Parliamentary Published by Imprimerie SADAG. Printed in France. ISBN 978-92-9142-376-7 (IPU). Based on United Nations map N Based on United Nations map ISBN 978-92-9142-376-7 (IPU). indicated as (*). Number of portfolios Zimbabwe (Senate) 1Three chambers of parliament do not have a presiding officer as at 1 January 2008. Source: National parliaments