Which has higher share of women in parliament, Hungary or Russian Federation?

Russian Federation, at 16.4% against 15.6% in Hungary as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Hungary and Russian Federation?

0.8%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russian Federation?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

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.

Hungary vs Russian Federation: Share of women in parliament

Hungary

15.6%

in 2025

Russian Federation

16.4%

in 2025

Hungary rank

147th

Russian Federation rank

144th

Share of women in parliament over time

Hungary
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 16.4% against 15.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 147th and Russian Federation ranks 144th of 193 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.8%	10.2%	0.4%	Russian Federation
2000s	9.7%	10.2%	0.5%	Russian Federation
2010s	10.1%	14.2%	4.1%	Russian Federation
2020s	13.9%	16.3%	2.4%	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Hungary or Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, at 16.4% against 15.6% in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Hungary and Russian Federation?: 0.8%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russian Federation?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Hungary and Russian Federation rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Hungary ranks 147th and Russian Federation ranks 144th 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.