Canada vs Mali: Share of women in parliament
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Mali
30.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
67th
Mali rank
69th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Canada
- Mali
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.3% against 30.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 67th and Mali ranks 69th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 3.3% | 5.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 5.8% | 12.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 10.6% | 10.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 9.3% | 16.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 1.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Canada or Mali?
- Canada, at 30.3% against 30.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Canada and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mali rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Canada ranks 67th and Mali ranks 69th 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.