Algeria vs Gambia: Share of women in parliament
Algeria
7.9%
in 2025
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Algeria rank
161st
Gambia rank
160th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Algeria
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Algeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Gambia ahead.
Algeria ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 160th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 3.9% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.8% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.2% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 8.2% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 8.8% | 16.0% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 8.6% | 2.3% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Algeria or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Algeria and Gambia?
- 0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Gambia?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Gambia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Algeria ranks 161st and Gambia ranks 160th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.