Women and Politics, By Region
Friday July 14th 2006, 6:22 pm
Filed under: - Women and Politics, Canadian Politics

WOMEN AND POLITICS — SORT CHARTS BY:
BLOG POST | BY RANK | BY REGION | BY ELECTORAL SYSTEM | FREE COUNTRIES

Note: Below are listed only those countries in top 100. Click HERE for a description of the various electoral systems.

1. SCANDINAVIA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
2 45% Sweden Scandinavia 2002 List PR
4 38% Norway Scandinavia 2005 List PR
5 38% Finland Scandinavia 2003 List PR
6 37% Denmark Scandinavia 2005 List PR
14 33% Iceland Scandinavia 2003 List PR
- 38% AVERAGE - - -

2. AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
16 32% New Zealand Australia/NZ 2005 MMP
35 25% Australia Australia/NZ 2004 AV
- 29% AVERAGE - - -

3. WESTERN EUROPE

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
7 37% Netherlands Western Europe 2003 List PR
9 36% Spain Western Europe 2004 List PR
12 35% Belgium Western Europe 2003 List PR
13 34% Austria Western Europe 2002 List PR
17 32% Germany Western Europe 2005 MMP
24 29% Andorra Western Europe 2005 Parallel
34 25% Switzerland Western Europe 2003 List PR
36 25% Liechtenstein Western Europe 2005 List PR
38 23% Luxembourg Western Europe 2004 List PR
48 21% Portugal Western Europe 2005 List PR
51 21% Monaco Western Europe 2003 Parallel
57 20% United Kingdom Western Europe 2005 FPTP
69 17% Italy Western Europe 2006 List PR
76 17% San Marino Western Europe 2001 List PR
95 13% Ireland Western Europe 2002 STV
- 24% AVERAGE - - -

4. NORTH AMERICA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
30 26% Mexico North America 2003 MMP
50 21% Canada North America 2006 FPTP
83 15% USA North America 2004 FPTP
- 21% AVERAGE - - -

5. SOUTH AMERICA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
10 35% Argentina South America 2005 List PR
18 31% Guyana South America 2001 List PR
22 29% Peru South America 2006 List PR
32 26% Suriname South America 2005 List PR
66 18% Venezuela** South America 2005 MMP
72 17% Bolivia** South America 2005 MMP
78 16% Ecuador** South America 2002 List PR
85 15% Chile South America 2005 List PR
- 20% AVERAGE - - -

6. CENTRAL AMERICA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
3 39% Costa Rica Central America 2006 List PR
37 23% Honduras** Central America 2005 List PR
52 21% Nicaragua** Central America 2001 List PR
74 17% El Salvador** Central America 2006 List PR
75 17% Panama Central America 2004 List PR
- 19% AVERAGE - - -

7. SOUTH ASIA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
21 29% Seychelles** South Asia 2002 Parallel
26 27% Afghanistan* South Asia 2005 SNTV
27 27% Vietnam* South Asia 2002 TRS
39 23% Laos* South Asia 2002 BV
47 21% Pakistan* South Asia 2002 Parallel
86 15% Bangladesh** South Asia 2001 FPTP
- 18% AVERAGE - - -

8. EASTERN EUROPE

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
23 29% Belarus* Eastern Europe 2004 TRS
41 22% Bulgaria Eastern Europe 2005 List PR
43 22% Lithuania Eastern Europe 2004 Parallel
45 22% Moldova** Eastern Europe 2005 List PR
49 21% Latvia Eastern Europe 2002 List PR
53 20% Poland Eastern Europe 2005 List PR
63 19% Estonia Eastern Europe 2003 List PR
71 17% Czech Republic Eastern Europe 2002 List PR
77 17% Slovakia Eastern Europe 2002 List PR
- 18% AVERAGE - - -

9. SOUTHEAST ASIA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
33 25% Timor-Leste** Southeast Asia 2001 Parallel
62 19% Singapore* Southeast Asia 2006 PBV
81 16% Philippines** Southeast Asia 2004 Parallel
- 16% AVERAGE - - -

10. CARIBBEAN

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
8 36% Cuba* Caribbean 2003 TRS
29 27% Grenada Caribbean 2003 FPTP
56 20% Bahamas Caribbean 2002 FPTP
58 19% Trinidad/Tobago** Caribbean 2002 FPTP
64 18% Saint Vincent Caribbean 2005 FPTP
82 15% Cape Verde Caribbean 2006 List PR
94 13% Barbados Caribbean 2004 FPTP
98 13% Dominica Caribbean 2005 FPTP
- 15% AVERAGE - - -

11. AFRICA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
1 49% Rwanda* Africa 2003 List PR
11 35% Mozambique** Africa 2004 List PR
15 33% South Africa Africa 2004 List PR
19 31% Burundi** Africa 2005 List PR
20 30% Tanzania** Africa 2005 FPTP
25 28% Uganda* Africa 2005 FPTP
28 27% Namibia** Africa 2004 List PR
40 23% Tunisia* Africa 2004 Parallel
42 22% Eritrea* Africa 1994 None
44 22% Ethiopia* Africa 2005 FPTP
59 19% Guinea* Africa 2002 Parallel
60 19% Senegal** Africa 2001 Parallel
65 18% Equatorial Guinea* Africa 2004 List PR
70 17% Mauritius Africa 2005 BV
80 16% Zimbabwe* Africa 2005 FPTP
84 15% Angola* Africa 1992 List PR
87 15% Sudan* Africa 2005 FPTP
88 15% Sierra Leone** Africa 2002 List PR
91 14% Guinea-Bissau** Africa 2004 List PR
92 14% Malawi** Africa 2004 FPTP
96 13% Gambia** Africa 2002 FPTP
99 13% Zambia** Africa 2001 FPTP
100 13% Liberia** Africa 2005 None
- 15% AVERAGE - - -

12. BALKANS

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
46 22% Croatia Balkans 2003 List PR
61 19% Macedonia** Balkans 2002 List PR
73 17% Bosnia/Herz.** Balkans 2002 List PR
97 13% Greece Balkans 2004 List PR
- 14% AVERAGE - - -

13. CENTRAL ASIA

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
54 20% China* Central Asia 2003 None
55 20% North Korea Central Asia 2003 TRS
67 18% Tajikistan* Central Asia 2005 Parallel
68 18% Uzbekistan* Central Asia 2004 TRS
79 16% Turkmenistan* Central Asia 2004 TRS
93 13% South Korea Central Asia 2004 Parallel
- 11% AVERAGE - - -

14. MIDDLE EAST

RANK % WOMEN COUNTRY REGION YEAR SYSTEM
31 26% Iraq* Middle East 2005 List PR
89 14% Cyprus Middle East 2006 List PR
90 14% Israel Middle East 2006 List PR
- 6% AVERAGE - - -

15. SOUTH PACIFIC

NONE IN TOP 100
- 3% AVERAGE - - -

Types of Electoral Systems:

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