Gender Quotas Database
Reserved Seats
This page displays all countries with reserved seats in the lower or single house.
| Country | Number of women elected | % women |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 70 of 350 | 20% |
| Benin | 29 of 109 | 26.6% |
| China | 790 of 2977 | 26.5% |
| Djibouti | 17 of 65 | 26.2% |
| Egypt | 164 of 592 | 27.7% |
| Eritrea | 0 of 150 | 0% |
| Eswatini | 16 of 74 | 21.6% |
| Guyana | 28 of 71 | 39.4% |
| Haiti | 0 of 119 | 0% |
| India | 74 of 542 | 13.7% |
| Iraq | 95 of 329 | 28.9% |
| Jordan | 17 of 130 | 13.1% |
| Kenya | 81 of 348 | 23.3% |
| Morocco | 96 of 395 | 24.3% |
| Nepal | 90 of 272 | 33.1% |
| Niger | 0 of 171 | 0% |
| Pakistan | 50 of 309 | 16.2% |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 of 111 | 2.7% |
| Rwanda | 51 of 80 | 63.8% |
| Samoa | 7 of 54 | 13% |
| Saudi Arabia | 30 of 151 | 19.9% |
| Sierra Leone | 44 of 149 | 29.5% |
| Somalia | 54 of 275 | 19.6% |
| Sudan | 0 of 426 | 0% |
| Taiwan | 47 of 113 | 41.6% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 147 of 393 | 37.4% |
| Uganda | 189 of 557 | 33.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 of 40 | 50% |
| Zimbabwe | 75 of 267 | 28.1% |
| Total countries: | 29 | |
| Average % women: | 23.5% | |
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