Mauritania vs Romania: Share of women in parliament
Mauritania
23.3%
in 2025
Romania
22.4%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
110th
Romania rank
112th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Mauritania
- Romania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.3% against 22.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Romania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 110th and Romania ranks 112th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 7.3% | 4.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.9% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 15.6% | 7.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.0% | 1.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Mauritania or Romania?
- Mauritania, at 23.3% against 22.4% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Mauritania and Romania?
- 0.9%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Mauritania ranks 110th and Romania ranks 112th 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.