Cameroon vs Nepal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2026
Nepal
33.5%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
59th
Nepal rank
62nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Cameroon
- Nepal
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 33.9% against 33.5% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nepal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 62nd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 14.2% | 5.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 31.7% | 7.4% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cameroon or Nepal?
- Cameroon, at 33.9% against 33.5% in Nepal as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cameroon and Nepal?
- 0.4%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nepal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Nepal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cameroon ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 62nd of 212 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.