Kenya vs Mauritania: Share of women in parliament
Kenya
23.4%
in 2025
Mauritania
23.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
108th
Mauritania rank
110th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 23.4% against 23.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 110th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 13.6% | 6.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 23.1% | 6.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 1.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Kenya, at 23.4% against 23.3% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kenya ranks 108th and Mauritania ranks 110th 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.