Egypt vs Philippines: Share of women in parliament
Egypt
27.7%
in 2025
Philippines
28.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
81st
Philippines rank
80th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 28.3% against 27.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 80th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 10.0% | 7.9% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 17.3% | 14.7% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 27.5% | 13.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.8% | 0.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 28.3% against 27.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Egypt and Philippines?
- 0.6%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 90 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Philippines ranks 80th 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.