Which has higher share of women in parliament, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.8% against 11.0% in Liberia as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?

1.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?

50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)

Democratic Republic of Congo

12.8%

in 2025

Liberia

11.0%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

153rd

Liberia rank

155th

Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.8% against 11.0% in Liberia, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and Liberia ranks 155th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	—
1970s	4.2%	0.0%	4.2%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	4.3%	3.8%	0.6%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	5.4%	4.7%	0.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	9.9%	11.2%	1.2%	Liberia
2010s	9.4%	11.7%	2.3%	Liberia
2020s	12.8%	11.0%	1.9%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.8% against 11.0% in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?: 1.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and Liberia ranks 155th 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 15,302 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.