Mali vs Sierra Leone: Share of women in parliament
Mali
30.1%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
29.5%
in 2025
Mali rank
78th
Sierra Leone rank
81st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Mali currently reports 30.1% against 29.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 8.8% | 3.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 12.8% | 2.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 12.5% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 20.7% | 8.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Mali, at 30.1% against 29.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 0.6%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Mali ranks 78th and Sierra Leone ranks 81st 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.