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Women in Parliament by African country
Rwanda has the highest share of parliamentary seats held by women of any African country, at 63.8% — 1.4× South Africa's 44.7%.
Share of seats in the national parliament held by women (V-Dem). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID GOVERNANCE, 2025.
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Full ranking
| # | Country | Women in Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 63.8% | |
| 2 | South Africa | 44.7% | |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 44.4% | |
| 4 | Namibia | 42.3% | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 41.9% | |
| 6 | Senegal | 41.2% | |
| 7 | Burundi | 39.6% | |
| 8 | Angola | 39.1% | |
| 9 | Mozambique | 38.3% | |
| 10 | Tanzania | 37.8% | |
| 11 | Uganda | 34.1% | |
| 12 | Cameroon | 33.9% | |
| 13 | Chad | 33.5% | |
| 14 | South Sudan | 32.4% | |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 31% | |
| 16 | Mali | 30.1% | |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 30.1% | |
| 18 | Guinea | 29.6% | |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 29.5% | |
| 20 | Egypt | 27.7% | |
| 21 | Sudan | 27.7% | |
| 22 | Benin | 26.6% | |
| 23 | Seychelles | 26.5% | |
| 24 | Djibouti | 26.2% | |
| 25 | Lesotho | 25% | |
| 26 | Morocco | 24.3% | |
| 27 | Kenya | 23.4% | |
| 28 | Mauritania | 23.3% | |
| 29 | Eritrea | 22% | |
| 30 | Eswatini | 21.6% | |
| 31 | Gabon | 21.6% | |
| 32 | Malawi | 21.4% | |
| 33 | Niger | 19.6% | |
| 34 | Somalia | 19% | |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% | |
| 36 | Comoros | 18.2% | |
| 37 | Mauritius | 17.9% | |
| 38 | Libya | 16.5% | |
| 39 | Tunisia | 15.8% | |
| 40 | Togo | 15% | |
| 41 | Zambia | 15% | |
| 42 | Ghana | 14.6% | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 14.6% | |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.6% | |
| 45 | Madagascar | 14.1% | |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.7% | |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% | |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.8% | |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 11.4% | |
| 50 | Liberia | 11% | |
| 51 | Botswana | 9% | |
| 52 | Gambia | 8.6% | |
| 53 | Algeria | 7.9% | |
| 54 | Nigeria | 4.2% |
Namibia
Ethiopia
Senegal
Burundi
Angola
Mozambique
Tanzania
Uganda
Cameroon
Chad
South Sudan
Equatorial Guinea
Mali
Zimbabwe
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Egypt
Sudan
Benin
Seychelles
Djibouti
Lesotho
Morocco
Kenya
Mauritania
Eritrea
Eswatini
Gabon
Malawi
Niger
Somalia
Burkina Faso
Comoros
Mauritius
Libya
Tunisia
Togo
Zambia
Ghana
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Liberia
Botswana
Gambia
Algeria
NigeriaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Women in Parliament figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=women_in_parliament_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of parliamentary seats held by women?
Rwanda has the highest share of parliamentary seats held by women in Africa at 63.8% (2025), followed by South Africa and Cabo Verde.
Which African country has the lowest share of parliamentary seats held by women?
Nigeria has the lowest share of parliamentary seats held by women of the 54 African countries with data, at 4.2% (2025).
How many African countries report Women in Parliament data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Women in Parliament figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=women_in_parliament_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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