Armenia vs Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Armenia
39.2%
in 2026
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
14.7%
in 2022
Armenia rank
37th
Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank
40th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Armenia
- Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 39.2% against 14.7% in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia), a difference of 24.5%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 2.7 times Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ahead.
Armenia ranks 37th and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 40th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 5.7% | 0.7% | Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 0.4% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 14.4% | 14.3% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Armenia or Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- Armenia, at 39.2% against 14.7% in Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Armenia and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- 24.5%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Armenia and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Armenia ranks 37th and Western Asia (exc. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Israel and Georgia) ranks 40th 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.