Country overview
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| Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Click
to sort by % of women in parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rwanda |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
45 of 80 |
56.3% |
|
Sweden |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
165 of 349 |
47.3% |
|
South Africa |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
172 of 400 |
43.0% |
|
Iceland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
27 of 63 |
42.9% |
|
Argentina |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
107 of 257 |
41.6% |
|
Costa Rica |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
22 of 57 |
38.6% |
|
Norway |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
64 of 169 |
37.9% |
|
Denmark |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
67 of 179 |
37.4% |
|
Angola |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
82 of 220 |
37.3% |
|
Belgium |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
55 of 150 |
36.7% |
|
Netherlands |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
55 of 150 |
36.7% |
|
Spain |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
127 of 350 |
36.3% |
|
Mozambique |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
87 of 250 |
34.8% |
|
Nepal |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
197 of 601 |
32.8% |
|
Austria |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
59 of 183 |
32.2% |
|
Germany |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
195 of 614 |
31.8% |
|
Macedonia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
38 of 120 |
31.7% |
|
Guyana |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments |
20 of 65 |
30.8% |
|
Burundi |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
36 of 118 |
30.5% |
|
Tanzania, United Republic of |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
97 of 319 |
30.4% |
|
Switzerland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
59 of 200 |
29.5% |
|
Peru |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
35 of 120 |
29.2% |
|
Ecuador |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 76 |
27.6% |
|
Afghanistan |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
68 of 249 |
27.3% |
|
Namibia |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 78 |
26.9% |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
11 of 41 |
26.8% |
|
Australia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
40 of 150 |
26.7% |
|
East Timor |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
23 of 88 |
26.1% |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
23 of 90 |
25.6% |
|
Iraq |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
70 of 275 |
25.5% |
|
Uganda |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
73 of 305 |
23.9% |
|
Lesotho |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
28 of 119 |
23.5% |
|
Honduras |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
30 of 128 |
23.4% |
|
Luxembourg |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 60 |
23.3% |
|
Tunisia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
43 of 189 |
22.8% |
|
Mexico |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
113 of 500 |
22.6% |
|
Taiwan |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
50 of 225 |
22.2% |
|
Eritrea |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
33 of 150 |
22.0% |
|
Serbia |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
54 of 250 |
21.6% |
|
Portugal |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
49 of 230 |
21.3% |
|
Pakistan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
73 of 342 |
21.3% |
|
Italy |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
134 of 630 |
21.3% |
|
Ethiopia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
116 of 546 |
21.2% |
|
Croatia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
32 of 153 |
20.9% |
|
Canada |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
64 of 308 |
20.8% |
|
Moldova, Republic of |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 101 |
20.8% |
|
Lithuania |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
29 of 141 |
20.6% |
|
Poland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
94 of 460 |
20.4% |
|
Philippines |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
49 of 240 |
20.4% |
|
China |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
604 of 2980 |
20.3% |
|
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
138 of 687 |
20.1% |
|
United Kingdom |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
128 of 646 |
19.9% |
|
Dominican Republic |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
35 of 178 |
19.7% |
|
El Salvador |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
16 of 84 |
19.1% |
|
Bangladesh |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
64 of 345 |
18.6% |
|
France |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
107 of 577 |
18.5% |
|
Senegal |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments |
27 of 150 |
18.0% |
|
Venezuela |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
30 of 167 |
18.0% |
|
Mauritania |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
17 of 95 |
17.9% |
|
Israel |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 120 |
17.5% |
|
Uzbekistan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
21 of 120 |
17.5% |
|
Bolivia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
22 of 130 |
16.9% |
|
Panama |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
13 of 78 |
16.7% |
|
Indonesia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
93 of 560 |
16.6% |
|
Greece |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
48 of 300 |
16.0% |
|
Slovakia |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
24 of 150 |
16.0% |
|
Czech Republic |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
31 of 200 |
15.5% |
|
Nicaragua |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 92 |
15.2% |
|
Zimbabwe |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
32 of 210 |
15.2% |
|
Chile |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
18 of 120 |
15.0% |
|
Sudan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
66 of 450 |
14.7% |
|
Malawi |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
27 of 188 |
14.4% |
|
Cyprus |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
8 of 56 |
14.3% |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
6 of 42 |
14.3% |
|
Cameroon |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
23 of 163 |
14.1% |
|
Djibouti |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
9 of 65 |
13.9% |
|
Ireland |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
22 of 166 |
13.3% |
|
Slovenia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
12 of 90 |
13.3% |
|
Korea, Republic of |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
39 of 299 |
13.0% |
|
Sierra Leone |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
16 of 124 |
12.9% |
|
Palestinian Territory, Occupied |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level |
17 of 132 |
12.9% |
|
Paraguay |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
10 of 80 |
12.5% |
|
Liberia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
8 of 64 |
12.5% |
|
Niger |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
14 of 113 |
12.4% |
|
Uruguay |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
12 of 99 |
12.1% |
|
Guatemala |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
19 of 158 |
12.0% |
|
Burkina Faso |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
13 of 111 |
11.7% |
|
Romania |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
38 of 332 |
11.5% |
|
Botswana |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
7 of 63 |
11.1% |
|
India |
Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
59 of 543 |
10.9% |
|
Hungary |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
41 of 386 |
10.6% |
|
Thailand |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
53 of 500 |
10.6% |
|
Morocco |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
34 of 325 |
10.5% |
|
Kazakhstan |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
8 of 77 |
10.4% |
|
Mali |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
15 of 147 |
10.2% |
|
Kenya |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
21 of 224 |
9.4% |
|
Malta |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
6 of 65 |
9.2% |
|
Armenia |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
12 of 131 |
9.2% |
|
Brazil |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament ; Constitutional or Legislative Quota, Sub-National Level ; Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
45 of 513 |
8.8% |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
19 of 223 |
8.5% |
|
Colombia |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
14 of 166 |
8.4% |
|
Ghana |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
18 of 230 |
7.8% |
|
Somalia |
Constitutional Quota for National Parliaments |
21 of 269 |
7.8% |
|
Algeria |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
28 of 389 |
7.2% |
|
Albania |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
10 of 140 |
7.2% |
|
Jordan |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
7 of 110 |
6.4% |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
Political Party Quota for Electoral Candidates |
6 of 100 |
6.0% |
|
Sri Lanka |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
11 of 225 |
4.9% |
|
Lebanon |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
6 of 128 |
4.7% |
|
Haiti |
Quotas existed previously or quota legislation has been proposed |
4 of 99 |
4.0% |
|
Egypt |
Election Law Quota Regulation, National Parliament |
9 of 454 |
2.0% |
| Total # countries with constitutional, electoral or political party quotas: | 101 |
| Average level of representation for women countries with quotas: | 20.5% |
Disclaimer: The Quota Database is under reconstruction. Users should be aware that data is currently reviewed and may be outdated or incomplete for some countries (please check the Last Updated field). We apologise for the inconvenience.
