Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Definition: Women in parliaments are the percentage of
parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.
Description: The map below shows how Proportion of seats held by
women in national parliaments (%) varies by country. The shade
of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator.
The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the
highest value in the world is Rwanda, with a value of 56.30. The
country with the lowest value in the world is Belize, with a
value of 0.00. Source: United Nations, Women's Indicators and
Statistics database (www.ipu.org).