Malawi vs Ukraine: Share of women in parliament
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Ukraine
21.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
119th
Ukraine rank
121st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Malawi
- Ukraine
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 21.4% against 21.2% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 119th and Ukraine ranks 121st of 193 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 7.2% | 5.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 11.6% | 7.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 1.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Malawi or Ukraine?
- Malawi, at 21.4% against 21.2% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Malawi and Ukraine?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Ukraine?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Ukraine rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Malawi ranks 119th and Ukraine ranks 121st 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.