Gender Quotas Database
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Please note that only countries with quotas are listed below.
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Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Percentage of women in parliament |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria (List PR) |
|
32 of 407 | 8% |
Angola (List PR) |
|
85 of 220 | 39% |
Benin (List PR) |
|
29 of 109 | 27% |
Botswana (FPTP) |
|
7 of 65 | 11% |
Burkina Faso (List PR) |
|
12 of 71 | 17% |
Burundi (List PR) |
|
47 of 123 | 38% |
Cabo Verde (List PR) |
|
28 of 72 | 39% |
Cameroon (FPTP PBV List PR) |
|
61 of 180 | 34% |
Central African Republic (TRS) |
|
16 of 140 | 11% |
Chad (FPTP PBV List PR) |
|
52 of 197 | 26% |
Comoros (TRS) |
|
4 of 24 | 17% |
Côte d'Ivoire (FPTP PBV) |
|
34 of 255 | 13% |
Djibouti (Parallel) |
|
17 of 65 | 26% |
Egypt (TRS PBV) |
|
164 of 596 | 28% |
Equatorial Guinea (List PR) |
|
32 of 100 | 32% |
Eritrea (No direct elections) |
|
0 of 150 | 0% |
Eswatini (FPTP) |
|
16 of 74 | 22% |
Gabon (TRS) |
|
25 of 98 | 26% |
Guinea (Parallel) |
|
24 of 81 | 30% |
Guinea-Bissau (List PR) |
|
10 of 102 | 10% |
Kenya (FPTP) |
|
82 of 350 | 23% |
Lesotho (MMP) |
|
32 of 121 | 26% |
Liberia (FPTP) |
|
8 of 73 | 11% |
Libya (Parallel) |
|
28 of 170 | 16% |
Malawi (FPTP) |
|
40 of 192 | 21% |
Mali (TRS) |
|
42 of 147 | 29% |
Mauritania (Parallel) |
|
41 of 176 | 23% |
Mauritius (BV) |
|
14 of 70 | 20% |
Morocco (List PR) |
|
96 of 395 | 24% |
Mozambique (List PR) |
|
108 of 250 | 43% |
Namibia (List PR) |
|
46 of 104 | 44% |
Niger (List PR) |
|
51 of 171 | 30% |
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) (TRS) |
|
22 of 151 | 15% |
Rwanda (List PR) |
|
49 of 80 | 61% |
São Tomé and Príncipe (List PR) |
|
8 of 55 | 15% |
Senegal (Parallel) |
|
76 of 165 | 46% |
Sierra Leone (FPTP) |
|
44 of 149 | 30% |
Somalia (No direct elections) |
|
54 of 275 | 20% |
South Africa (List PR) |
|
181 of 399 | 45% |
South Sudan (In transition) |
|
178 of 550 | 32% |
Sudan (Parallel) |
|
0 of 426 | 0% |
Tanzania, United Republic of (FPTP) |
|
147 of 393 | 37% |
Togo (List PR) |
|
17 of 91 | 19% |
Tunisia (TRS) |
|
24 of 161 | 15% |
Uganda (FPTP) |
|
189 of 557 | 34% |
Zimbabwe (Parallel) |
|
75 of 270 | 28% |
Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Percentage of women in parliament |
---|---|---|---|
Argentina (List PR) |
|
109 of 257 | 42% |
Bolivia (MMP) |
|
60 of 130 | 46% |
Brazil (List PR) |
|
90 of 513 | 18% |
Canada (FPTP) |
|
102 of 338 | 30% |
Chile (List PR) |
|
55 of 155 | 35% |
Colombia (List PR) |
|
54 of 187 | 29% |
Costa Rica (List PR) |
|
27 of 57 | 47% |
Dominican Republic (List PR) |
|
53 of 190 | 28% |
Ecuador (List PR) |
|
59 of 137 | 43% |
El Salvador (List PR) |
|
0 of 60 | 0% |
Guatemala (List PR) |
|
32 of 160 | 20% |
Guyana (List PR) |
|
28 of 71 | 39% |
Haiti (TRS) |
|
0 of 119 | 0% |
Honduras (List PR) |
|
35 of 128 | 27% |
Mexico (MMP) |
|
252 of 500 | 50% |
Nicaragua (List PR) |
|
49 of 91 | 54% |
Panama (FPTP List PR) |
|
16 of 71 | 23% |
Paraguay (List PR) |
|
19 of 80 | 24% |
Peru (List PR) |
|
50 of 130 | 38% |
Uruguay (List PR) |
|
25 of 99 | 25% |
Venezuela (Parallel) |
|
92 of 277 | 33% |
Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Percentage of women in parliament |
---|---|---|---|
Armenia (List PR) |
|
38 of 107 | 36% |
Bangladesh (FPTP) |
|
70 of 350 | 20% |
China (No direct elections) |
|
790 of 3000 | 26% |
Georgia (Parallel) |
|
27 of 150 | 18% |
India (FPTP) |
|
77 of 543 | 14% |
Indonesia (List PR) |
|
126 of 575 | 22% |
Iraq (SNTV) |
|
95 of 325 | 29% |
Israel (List PR) |
|
30 of 120 | 25% |
Japan (Parallel) |
|
48 of 465 | 10% |
Jordan (List PR) |
|
17 of 130 | 13% |
Kazakhstan (Parallel) |
|
19 of 98 | 19% |
Korea, Republic of (MMP) |
|
60 of 300 | 20% |
Kyrgyzstan (Parallel) |
|
19 of 90 | 21% |
Malaysia (FPTP) |
|
30 of 220 | 14% |
Maldives (FPTP) |
|
3 of 93 | 3% |
Mongolia (BV) |
|
13 of 76 | 17% |
Nepal (Parallel) |
|
90 of 275 | 33% |
Pakistan (Parallel) |
|
50 of 309 | 16% |
Philippines (Parallel) |
|
85 of 316 | 27% |
Saudi Arabia (No direct elections) |
|
30 of 151 | 20% |
Sri Lanka (List PR) |
|
12 of 225 | 5% |
State of Palestine (Parallel) |
|
17 of 132 | 13% |
Taiwan (Parallel) |
|
47 of 113 | 42% |
Thailand (Parallel) |
|
97 of 500 | 19% |
Timor-Leste (List PR) |
|
25 of 65 | 38% |
Turkey (List PR) |
|
119 of 600 | 20% |
United Arab Emirates (No direct elections) |
|
20 of 40 | 50% |
Uzbekistan (TRS) |
|
47 of 150 | 31% |
Viet Nam (TRS) |
|
151 of 500 | 30% |
Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Percentage of women in parliament |
---|---|---|---|
Albania (List PR) |
|
50 of 140 | 36% |
Andorra (Parallel) |
|
14 of 28 | 50% |
Austria (List PR) |
|
74 of 183 | 40% |
Belgium (List PR) |
|
64 of 150 | 43% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (List PR) |
|
8 of 42 | 19% |
Croatia (List PR) |
|
51 of 151 | 34% |
Cyprus (List PR) |
|
8 of 56 | 14% |
Czechia (List PR) |
|
52 of 200 | 26% |
France (TRS) |
|
215 of 577 | 37% |
Germany (MMP) |
|
260 of 736 | 35% |
Greece (List PR) |
|
69 of 300 | 23% |
Hungary (MMP) |
|
29 of 199 | 15% |
Iceland (List PR) |
|
30 of 63 | 48% |
Ireland (STV) |
|
37 of 160 | 23% |
Italy (Parallel) |
|
129 of 400 | 32% |
Kosovo (List PR) |
|
40 of 120 | 33% |
Lithuania (Parallel) |
|
41 of 141 | 29% |
Luxembourg (List PR) |
|
20 of 60 | 33% |
Malta (STV) |
|
22 of 79 | 28% |
Moldova, Republic of (List PR) |
|
40 of 101 | 40% |
Montenegro (List PR) |
|
22 of 81 | 27% |
Netherlands (List PR) |
|
58 of 150 | 39% |
North Macedonia, Republic of (List PR) |
|
51 of 120 | 43% |
Norway (List PR) |
|
75 of 169 | 44% |
Poland (List PR) |
|
136 of 460 | 30% |
Portugal (List PR) |
|
75 of 230 | 33% |
Romania (List PR) |
|
63 of 330 | 19% |
San Marino (List PR) |
|
7 of 54 | 13% |
Serbia (List PR) |
|
95 of 250 | 38% |
Slovakia (List PR) |
|
34 of 150 | 23% |
Slovenia (List PR) |
|
34 of 90 | 38% |
Spain (List PR) |
|
155 of 350 | 44% |
Sweden (List PR) |
|
163 of 349 | 47% |
Switzerland (List PR) |
|
77 of 200 | 39% |
Ukraine (Parallel) |
|
85 of 403 | 21% |
United Kingdom (FPTP) |
|
225 of 650 | 35% |
Country | Quota Type(s) | Results last election | Percentage of women in parliament |
---|---|---|---|
Australia (AV) |
|
57 of 151 | 38% |
New Zealand (MMP) |
|
67 of 123 | 54% |
Papua New Guinea (AV) |
|
3 of 111 | 3% |
Samoa (FPTP) |
|
7 of 54 | 13% |
Solomon Islands (FPTP) |
|
4 of 50 | 8% |
Vanuatu (SNTV) |
|
1 of 52 | 2% |
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