Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Share of women in parliament
Hong Kong, China
16.0%
in 2025
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
137th
Japan rank
139th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 16.0% against 15.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 137th and Japan ranks 139th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | 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% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 1.5% | 3.7% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 1.6% | 8.6% | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 3.3% | 11.2% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 8.4% | 10.1% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.7% | 6.5% | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 11.1% | 4.6% | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 16.0% against 15.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 137th and Japan ranks 139th 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.