Cameroon vs Uganda: Share of women in parliament
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2025
Uganda
34.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
52nd
Uganda rank
50th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 34.1% against 33.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 18.1% | 12.5% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 26.2% | 16.5% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 34.3% | 8.4% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.0% | 0.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 34.1% against 33.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Uganda ranks 50th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – 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.