Italy vs Singapore: Share of women in parliament
Italy
32.8%
in 2025
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
55th
Singapore rank
58th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Italy
- Singapore
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.8% against 32.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Italy ranks 55th and Singapore ranks 58th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Singapore | 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 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 1950s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 0.3% | 4.8% | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 2.5% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 4.0% | 7.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 17.9% | 4.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 23.2% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.9% | 3.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Italy or Singapore?
- Italy, at 32.8% against 32.3% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Italy and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Italy ranks 55th and Singapore ranks 58th 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.