Cambodia vs Madagascar: Share of women in parliament
Cambodia
13.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
14.1%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
150th
Madagascar rank
147th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cambodia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.1% against 13.6% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cambodia ranks 150th and Madagascar ranks 147th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 3.6% | 14.8% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 2.4% | 17.2% | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 6.0% | 4.0% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.5% | 1.0% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 0.3% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cambodia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 14.1% against 13.6% in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cambodia and Madagascar?
- 0.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Madagascar rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cambodia ranks 150th and Madagascar ranks 147th 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.