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Please note that only countries with quotas are listed below.

CountryQuota Type(s)Results last electionPercentage of women in parliament
Afghanistan
(SNTV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 67 of 248 27%
Albania
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 50 of 140 35.7%
Algeria
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 32 of 407 7.9%
Angola
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 74 of 220 33.6%
Argentina
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 115 of 257 44.7%
Armenia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 38 of 107 35.5%
Australia
(AV)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 58 of 151 38.4%
Austria
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 74 of 183 40.4%
Bangladesh
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 73 of 350 20.9%
Belgium
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 64 of 150 42.7%
Benin
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 28 of 109 25.7%
Bolivia
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 60 of 130 46.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 8 of 42 19%
Botswana
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 7 of 63 11.1%
Brazil
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 91 of 513 17.7%
Burkina Faso
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 12 of 71 16.9%
Burundi
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 47 of 123 38.2%
Cabo Verde
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 30 of 72 41.7%
Cameroon
(FPTP PBV List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 61 of 180 33.9%
Canada
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 103 of 336 30.7%
Central African Republic
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 18 of 140 12.9%
Chile
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 55 of 155 35.5%
China
(No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 790 of 2977 26.5%
Colombia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 54 of 187 28.9%
Congo, Democratic Republic of
(FPTP List PR)
22 of 151 14.6%
Costa Rica
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 27 of 57 47.4%
Cote d'Ivoire
(FPTP PBV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 36 of 254 14.2%
Croatia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 48 of 151 31.8%
Cyprus
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 8 of 56 14.3%
Czech Republic
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 52 of 200 26%
Djibouti
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 15 of 65 23.1%
Dominican Republic
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 53 of 190 27.9%
Ecuador
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 53 of 137 38.7%
Egypt
(TRS PBV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 163 of 592 27.5%
El Salvador
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 23 of 84 27.4%
Equatorial Guinea
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 31 of 100 31%
Eritrea
(No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 33 of 150 22%
Eswatini
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
 10 of 74 13.5%
Ethiopia
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 195 of 472 41.3%
France
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 218 of 577 37.8%
Gabon
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 22 of 143 15.4%
Georgia
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 26 of 141 18.4%
Germany
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 258 of 736 35.1%
Greece
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 72 of 300 24%
Guatemala
(List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 31 of 160 19.4%
Guinea
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 24 of 81 29.6%
Guinea-Bissau
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 14 of 102 13.7%
Guyana
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 26 of 71 36.6%
Haiti
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
 0 of 0 NAN%
Honduras
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 35 of 128 27.3%
Hungary
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 26 of 199 13.1%
Iceland
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 30 of 63 47.6%
India
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 81 of 542 14.9%
Indonesia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 126 of 575 21.9%
Iraq
(SNTV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 95 of 329 28.9%
Ireland
(STV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 37 of 160 23.1%
Israel
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 29 of 120 24.2%
Italy
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 129 of 400 32.3%
Jordan
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 16 of 130 12.3%
Kazakhstan
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 18 of 98 18.4%
Kenya
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 82 of 350 23.4%
Korea, Republic of
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 57 of 299 19.1%
Kosovo
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 41 of 120 34.2%
Kyrgyzstan
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 18 of 90 20%
Lesotho
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 32 of 121 26.4%
Liberia
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 8 of 73 11%
Libya
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 28 of 170 16.5%
Lithuania
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 40 of 141 28.4%
Luxembourg
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 20 of 60 33.3%
Malawi
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 44 of 192 22.9%
Malaysia
(FPTP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 30 of 222 13.5%
Maldives
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 4 of 87 4.6%
Mali
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 42 of 147 28.6%
Malta
(STV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 22 of 79 27.8%
Mauritania
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 31 of 153 20.3%
Mauritius
(BV)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 14 of 70 20%
Mexico
(MMP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 250 of 500 50%
Moldova, Republic of
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 41 of 101 40.6%
Mongolia
(BV)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 13 of 76 17.1%
Montenegro
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 23 of 81 28.4%
Morocco
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 96 of 395 24.3%
Mozambique
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 106 of 250 42.4%
Myanmar
(FPTP)
65 of 425 15.3%
Namibia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 46 of 104 44.2%
Nepal
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 91 of 275 33.1%
Netherlands
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 61 of 150 40.7%
New Zealand
(MMP)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 60 of 120 50%
Nicaragua
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 47 of 91 51.6%
Niger
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 43 of 166 25.9%
North Macedonia, Republic of
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 50 of 120 41.7%
Norway
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 78 of 169 46.2%
Pakistan
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 70 of 342 20.5%
Panama
(FPTP List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 16 of 71 22.5%
Paraguay
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 15 of 80 18.8%
Peru
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 50 of 129 38.8%
Philippines
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 85 of 311 27.3%
Poland
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 130 of 460 28.3%
Portugal
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 83 of 230 36.1%
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville)
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 17 of 151 11.3%
Romania
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 63 of 330 19.1%
Rwanda
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 49 of 80 61.3%
Samoa
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 7 of 54 13%
San Marino
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 20 of 60 33.3%
Sao Tome and Principe
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 8 of 55 14.5%
Saudi Arabia
(No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 30 of 151 19.9%
Senegal
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 73 of 165 44.2%
Serbia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 87 of 250 34.8%
Sierra Leone
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 18 of 146 12.3%
Slovakia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 33 of 150 22%
Slovenia
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 34 of 90 37.8%
Solomon Islands
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 4 of 50 8%
Somalia
(No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 54 of 274 19.7%
South Africa
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 185 of 400 46.3%
South Sudan
(In transition)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 178 of 550 32.4%
Spain
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 148 of 349 42.4%
Sri Lanka
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 12 of 225 5.3%
State of Palestine
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 17 of 132 12.9%
Sudan
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 133 of 426 31.2%
Sweden
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 162 of 349 46.4%
Switzerland
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 83 of 199 41.7%
Taiwan
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 47 of 113 41.6%
Tanzania, United Republic of
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 143 of 388 36.9%
Thailand
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 74 of 445 16.6%
Timor-Leste
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 26 of 65 40%
Togo
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 18 of 91 19.8%
Tunisia
(TRS)
57 of 161 35.4%
Turkey
(List PR)
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 101 of 600 16.8%
Uganda
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 188 of 556 33.8%
Ukraine
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 86 of 423 20.3%
United Arab Emirates
(No direct elections)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 20 of 40 50%
United Kingdom
(FPTP)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 224 of 649 34.5%
Uruguay
(List PR)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 26 of 99 26.3%
Uzbekistan
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 48 of 144 33.3%
Vanuatu
(SNTV)
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 1 of 52 1.9%
Venezuela
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
 37 of 167 22.2%
Viet Nam
(TRS)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
 151 of 499 30.3%
Zimbabwe
(Parallel)
  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
 81 of 265 30.6%

 

Total # countries with constitutional, electoral or political party quotas: 137
Average level of representation for women in countries with quotas: NAN%

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