Gambia vs Lebanon: Share of women in parliament
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Lebanon
6.3%
in 2025
Gambia rank
160th
Lebanon rank
162nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Gambia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.6% against 6.3% in Lebanon, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Lebanon ahead.
Gambia ranks 160th and Lebanon ranks 162nd of 174 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 5.4% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 1.8% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 3.3% | 4.8% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 3.4% | 5.3% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Gambia or Lebanon?
- Gambia, at 8.6% against 6.3% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Gambia and Lebanon?
- 2.3%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lebanon?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Lebanon rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Gambia ranks 160th and Lebanon ranks 162nd 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.