Gender Quotas Database
Legislated Candidate Quotas
This page displays all countries with legislated candidate quotas in the lower or single house.
| Country | Number of women elected | % women |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 49 of 140 | 35% |
| Algeria | 32 of 407 | 7.9% |
| Andorra | 14 of 28 | 50% |
| Argentina | 109 of 257 | 42.4% |
| Armenia | 41 of 107 | 38.3% |
| Belgium | 62 of 150 | 41.3% |
| Bolivia | 66 of 130 | 50.8% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 of 42 | 19% |
| Brazil | 93 of 513 | 18.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 13 of 71 | 18.3% |
| Burundi | 44 of 111 | 39.6% |
| Cabo Verde | 32 of 72 | 44.4% |
| Central African Republic | 16 of 140 | 11.4% |
| Chad | 63 of 188 | 33.5% |
| Chile | 54 of 155 | 34.8% |
| Colombia | 55 of 187 | 29.4% |
| Costa Rica | 28 of 57 | 49.1% |
| Croatia | 50 of 151 | 33.1% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 34 of 254 | 13.4% |
| Dominican Republic | 70 of 190 | 36.8% |
| Ecuador | 68 of 151 | 45% |
| El Salvador | 19 of 60 | 31.7% |
| France | 208 of 575 | 36.2% |
| Gabon | 30 of 139 | 21.6% |
| Ghana | 40 of 275 | 14.5% |
| Greece | 68 of 297 | 22.9% |
| Guinea | 24 of 81 | 29.6% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 10 of 102 | 9.8% |
| Honduras | 35 of 128 | 27.3% |
| Indonesia | 127 of 580 | 21.9% |
| Ireland | 44 of 174 | 25.3% |
| Italy | 131 of 400 | 32.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 18 of 98 | 18.4% |
| Korea, Republic of | 61 of 300 | 20.3% |
| Kosovo | 40 of 120 | 33.3% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 20 of 90 | 22.2% |
| Lesotho | 30 of 120 | 25% |
| Liberia | 8 of 73 | 11% |
| Libya | 28 of 170 | 16.5% |
| Luxembourg | 21 of 60 | 35% |
| Mali | 40 of 137 | 29.2% |
| Malta | 23 of 79 | 29.1% |
| Mauritania | 41 of 176 | 23.3% |
| Mexico | 251 of 500 | 50.2% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 38 of 101 | 37.6% |
| Mongolia | 32 of 126 | 25.4% |
| Montenegro | 22 of 81 | 27.2% |
| Nicaragua | 50 of 91 | 54.9% |
| North Macedonia, Republic of | 47 of 120 | 39.2% |
| Panama | 15 of 69 | 21.7% |
| Paraguay | 19 of 80 | 23.8% |
| Peru | 54 of 130 | 41.5% |
| Poland | 144 of 460 | 31.3% |
| Portugal | 82 of 230 | 35.7% |
| Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) | 22 of 151 | 14.6% |
| San Marino | 21 of 60 | 35% |
| Senegal | 68 of 165 | 41.2% |
| Serbia | 93 of 250 | 37.2% |
| Slovenia | 32 of 90 | 35.6% |
| Solomon Islands | 3 of 50 | 6% |
| South Sudan | 178 of 550 | 32.4% |
| Spain | 155 of 350 | 44.3% |
| State of Palestine | 17 of 132 | 12.9% |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 8 of 55 | 14.5% |
| Timor-Leste | 23 of 65 | 35.4% |
| Togo | 17 of 113 | 15% |
| Ukraine | 85 of 401 | 21.2% |
| Uruguay | 31 of 99 | 31.3% |
| Uzbekistan | 57 of 150 | 38% |
| Venezuela | 0 of 285 | 0% |
| Viet Nam | 150 of 478 | 31.4% |
| Total countries: | 71 | |
| Average % women: | 29.1% | |
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