Côte d'Ivoire vs Malaysia: Share of women in parliament
Côte d'Ivoire
13.4%
in 2025
Malaysia
13.5%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
152nd
Malaysia rank
151st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 13.5% against 13.4% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Malaysia ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 152nd and Malaysia ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 3.2% | 3.6% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.9% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 9.0% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 11.2% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 14.0% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Côte d'Ivoire or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 13.5% against 13.4% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Malaysia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 152nd and Malaysia ranks 151st 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.