Afghanistan vs Egypt: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2022
Egypt
26.9%
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
96th
Egypt rank
97th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Egypt
0102030200620162026

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 96th and Egypt ranks 97th of 210 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Egypt Difference Ahead
2010s 27.7% 14.9% 12.8% Afghanistan
2020s 27.0% 23.4% 3.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Afghanistan or Egypt?
Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.9% in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Afghanistan and Egypt?
0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Egypt ranks 97th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
252 places, 6,448 data points, 2000–2026
Last refreshed