Kenya vs Mauritania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kenya
23.0%
in 2026
Mauritania
23.3%
in 2026
Kenya rank
117th
Mauritania rank
116th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.3% against 23.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kenya ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 116th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 9.4% | 3.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 23.5% | 7.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 1.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 23.3% against 23.0% in Kenya as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kenya ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 116th 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.