Former French colonies Compared by Government > Democracy > Female parliamentarians
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DEFINITION:
Seats in parliament held by women (as % of total). Data are as of 8 March 2002. Where there are lower and upper houses, data refer to the weighted average of women's shares of seats in both houses.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 30% | 2002 | |
| 2 | Vietnam | 26% | 2002 | |
| 3 | Laos | 21.2% | 2002 | |
| 4 | Senegal | 19.2% | 2002 | |
| 5 | Mali | 12.2% | 2002 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2002 | |
| =7 | Burkina Faso | 11% | 2002 | |
| =7 | Gabon | 11% | 2002 | |
| 9 | Syria | 10.4% | 2002 | |
| 10 | Cambodia | 9.3% | 2002 | |
| 11 | Haiti | 9.1% | 2002 | |
| 12 | Guinea | 8.8% | 2002 | |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.5% | 2002 | |
| 14 | Madagascar | 8% | 2002 | |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 7.3% | 2002 | |
| 16 | Benin | 6% | 2002 | |
| 17 | Cameroon | 5.6% | 2002 | |
| 18 | Togo | 4.9% | 2002 | |
| 19 | Algeria | 4% | 2002 | |
| 20 | Mauritania | 3% | 2002 | |
| 21 | Chad | 2.4% | 2002 | |
| 22 | Lebanon | 2.3% | 2002 | |
| 23 | Niger | 1.2% | 2002 | |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2002 | |
| 25 | Djibouti | 0.0 | 2002 |
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