Angola vs Mozambique: Share of women in parliament
Angola
39.1%
in 2025
Mozambique
38.3%
in 2025
Angola rank
34th
Mozambique rank
37th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Angola
- Mozambique
How they compare
Angola currently reports 39.1% against 38.3% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mozambique ahead.
Angola ranks 34th and Mozambique ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 25.2% | 12.7% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 33.3% | 13.5% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 39.6% | 5.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 41.3% | 7.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Angola or Mozambique?
- Angola, at 39.1% against 38.3% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Angola and Mozambique?
- 0.8%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mozambique?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Mozambique rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Angola ranks 34th and Mozambique ranks 37th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.