Women in national parliaments compared with the European Parliament

The map shows those national parliaments across the world that have a percentage of women members equal to or above the 39.5 % share of women Members in the European Parliament (EP). Worldwide, 26 countries have 39.5 % or more women members in their national parliament. Source: Women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (information for January 2020). Please note that the term ‘parliament’ here covers the range of legislative and representative bodies that exist throughout the world.