Hungary vs Japan: Share of women in parliament
Hungary
15.6%
in 2025
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Hungary rank
140th
Japan rank
139th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Hungary
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Japan ahead.
Hungary ranks 140th and Japan ranks 139th of 174 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Hungary |
| 1950s | 17.7% | 2.1% | 15.6% | Hungary |
| 1960s | 18.7% | 1.5% | 17.2% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 1.5% | 24.4% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 1.6% | 23.8% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 3.3% | 13.9% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 1.0% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 11.1% | 3.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Hungary or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Hungary and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Hungary ranks 140th 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.