Azerbaijan vs Malawi: Share of women in parliament
Azerbaijan
20.8%
in 2025
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
115th
Malawi rank
112th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Azerbaijan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 21.4% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1907 it was Malawi ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 112th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Malawi | 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 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 17.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 0.0% | 22.6% | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 27.6% | 0.6% | 27.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 6.6% | 23.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 7.5% | 22.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 8.0% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 13.1% | 2.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 19.2% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 21.9% | 3.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Azerbaijan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 21.4% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Azerbaijan and Malawi?
- 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malawi?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Malawi rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Azerbaijan ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 112th 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.