Gabon vs Malawi: Share of women in parliament
Gabon
21.6%
in 2025
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Gabon rank
110th
Malawi rank
112th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Malawi ahead.
Gabon ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 112th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 6.6% | 3.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 7.5% | 6.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 8.0% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 13.1% | 2.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 19.2% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.9% | 2.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Gabon or Malawi?
- Gabon, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Gabon ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 112th 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.