Which has higher share of women in parliament, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 14.5% against 14.1% in Madagascar as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?

26 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.

Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of women in parliament

Madagascar

14.1%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

14.5%

in 2025

Madagascar rank

155th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

152nd

Share of women in parliament over time

Madagascar
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 14.5% against 14.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 155th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.9%	8.2%	2.3%	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	7.0%	7.7%	0.7%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	17.6%	17.5%	0.1%	Madagascar
2020s	17.2%	17.6%	0.4%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 14.5% against 14.1% in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Madagascar ranks 155th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd 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.