Democratic Republic of Congo vs Syria: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Democratic Republic of Congo
12.8%
in 2025
Syria
10.8%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
153rd
Syria rank
156th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Syria
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.8% against 10.8% in Syria, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and Syria ranks 156th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 7.4% | 3.6% | Syria |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 8.4% | 3.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 12.1% | 2.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 12.5% | 3.1% | Syria |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 1.8% | 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 Syria?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.8% against 10.8% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?
- 2.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 153rd and Syria ranks 156th 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.