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Low income
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Within the “Low income” group, Rwanda leads Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025 at 63.75%, while Yemen, Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.00%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.015.931.947.863.8RwandaRwanda: 63.75%63.8EthiopiaEthiopia: 41.91%41.9BurundiBurundi: 39.64%39.6MozambiqueMozambique: 38.31%38.3UgandaUganda: 34.05%34.1ChadChad: 33.51%33.5South SudanSouth Sudan: 32.36%32.4MaliMali: 30.08%30.1Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 29.53%29.5MalawiMalawi: 21.43%21.4NigerNiger: 19.59%19.6Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 18.98%19.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Rwanda 63.75%
2 Ethiopia 41.91%
3 Burundi 39.64%
4 Mozambique 38.31%
5 Uganda 34.05%
6 Chad 33.51%
7 South Sudan 32.36%
8 Mali 30.08%
9 Sierra Leone 29.53%
10 Malawi 21.43%
11 Niger 19.59%
12 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 18.98%
13 Burkina Faso 18.31%
14 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 17.61%
15 Madagascar 14.11%
16 Congo, Dem. Rep. 12.80%
17 Central African Republic 11.43%
18 Liberia 10.96%
19 Gambia, The 8.62%
20 Syrian Arab Republic 4.92%
21 Yemen, Rep. 0.00%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025, Rwanda leads with a gap of 21.84% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 21 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Yemen, Rep. at 0.00%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.