Kenya vs Romania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kenya
23.0%
in 2026
Romania
22.7%
in 2026
Kenya rank
117th
Romania rank
118th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kenya
- Romania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 23.0% against 22.7% in Romania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Kenya ranks 117th and Romania ranks 118th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 10.5% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 1.1% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 2.1% | 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 Romania?
- Kenya, at 23.0% against 22.7% in Romania as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kenya and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Kenya and Romania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kenya ranks 117th and Romania ranks 118th 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.