Japan vs Russia: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Russia
16.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
139th
Russia rank
136th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 16.4% against 15.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 106 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 139th and Russia ranks 136th of 174 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | 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 | 4.4% | 17.0% | 12.6% | Russia |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 22.6% | 20.5% | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 27.6% | 26.1% | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 30.5% | 29.1% | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 30.4% | 28.8% | Russia |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 10.5% | 7.1% | Russia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 11.2% | 2.8% | Russia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 14.5% | 4.8% | Russia |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 16.3% | 5.2% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 16.4% against 15.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Japan and Russia?
- 0.7%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Japan ranks 139th and Russia ranks 136th 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.