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South Asia
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Within the “South Asia” group, India leads Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025 at 13.79%, while Maldives sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 3.23%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.03.46.910.313.8IndiaIndia: 13.79%13.8Sri LankaSri Lanka: 9.78%9.8BhutanBhutan: 4.26%4.3MaldivesMaldives: 3.23%3.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 India 13.79%
2 Sri Lanka 9.78%
3 Bhutan 4.26%
4 Maldives 3.23%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) in 2025, India leads with a gap of 4.01% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 4 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Maldives at 3.23%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.