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Female representatives in national legislatures worldwide
NATION
WOMEN/
TOTAL SEATS
%
FEMALE
NATION
WOMEN/
TOTAL SEATS
%
FEMALE
Rwanda 39/80 48.8 Greece 42/300  14.0
Sweden 158/349 45.3 Ireland 22/166   13.3
Denmark 68/179 38.0 Chile 15/120   12.5
Finland 75/200 37.5 France 70/594   11.8
Netherlands 55/150 36.7 Lesotho 14/120   11.7
Norway 60/165 36.4 Italy 71/618  11.5
Cuba 219/609 36.0 Zimbabwe  15/150  10.0
Spain 126/350 36.0 Cambodia  12/123  9.8
Argentina 87/256 34.0 Hungary  38/386  9.8
South Africa 131/400 32.8 Russian Federation  44/450  9.8
Germany 194/603 32.2 Brazil  44/513  8.6
Iceland 19/63 30.2 Serbia & Montenegro 10/126 7.9
Mozambique 75/250 30.0 Uzbekistan 18/250 7.2
New Zealand 34/120 28.3 Japan 34/480 7.1
Vietnam 136/498 27.3 Nigeria 24/359 6.7
Australia 38/150 25.3 Iran 13/290 4.5
Switzerland 50/200 25.0 Turkey 24/550 4.4
Uganda 75/304 24.7 Haiti 3/83 3.6
Pakistan 74/342 21.6 Egypt 11/454 2.4
Canada 62/301 20.6 Bangladesh 6/300 2.0
China 604/2985 20.2 Niger 1/83 1.2
North Korea 138/687 20.1 Kuwait 0/65 0.0
United Kingdom 118/659 17.9 Micronesia 0/14 0.0
Israel 18/120 15.0 Saudi Arabia 0/120 0.0
USA 62/435 14.3
Utne, September-October 2004, Page 21

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