Cameroon vs Luxembourg: Share of women in parliament
Cameroon
33.9%
in 2025
Luxembourg
35.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
49th
Luxembourg rank
46th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Cameroon
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 35.0% against 33.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 49th and Luxembourg ranks 46th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 17.0% | 6.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 20.2% | 10.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 26.5% | 0.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 34.2% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Cameroon or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 35.0% against 33.9% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Cameroon and Luxembourg?
- 1.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Luxembourg?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Luxembourg rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Cameroon ranks 49th and Luxembourg ranks 46th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.