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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, United Arab Emirates leads Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025 at 50.00%, 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

0.012.525.037.550.0United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 50.00%50.0MaltaMalta: 29.11%29.1Egypt, Arab Rep.Egypt, Arab Rep.: 26.85%26.8DjiboutiDjibouti: 26.15%26.2IraqIraq: 25.53%25.5MoroccoMorocco: 24.30%24.3IsraelIsrael: 24.17%24.2BahrainBahrain: 20.00%20.0Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 19.87%19.9JordanJordan: 19.57%19.6PakistanPakistan: 17.04%17.0LibyaLibya: 16.47%16.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 United Arab Emirates 50.00%
2 Malta 29.11%
3 Egypt, Arab Rep. 26.85%
4 Djibouti 26.15%
5 Iraq 25.53%
6 Morocco 24.30%
7 Israel 24.17%
8 Bahrain 20.00%
9 Saudi Arabia 19.87%
10 Jordan 19.57%
11 Pakistan 17.04%
12 Libya 16.47%
13 Tunisia 15.79%
14 Algeria 7.86%
15 Lebanon 6.25%
16 Qatar 6.12%
17 Syrian Arab Republic 4.92%
18 Iran, Islamic Rep. 4.91%
19 Oman 0.00%
20 Yemen, Rep. 0.00%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 20.89% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 20 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.