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Africa

Country Quota Type(s) Results last election % of women
in parliament

Algeria
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
30 of 389 8%

Angola
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
85 of 220 39%

Botswana
(FPTP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
5 of 63 8%

Burkina Faso
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
17 of 111 15%

Burundi
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
34 of 106 32%

Cameroon
(Parallel)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
25 of 180 14%

Côte d'Ivoire
(FPTP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
18 of 203 9%

Djibouti
(PBV)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
9 of 65 14%

Egypt
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
11 of 508 2%

Eritrea
(N)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
33 of 150 22%

Ghana
(FPTP)

19 of 230 8%

Kenya
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
22 of 224 10%

Lesotho
(MMP)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
29 of 120 24%

Liberia
(FPTP)

8 of 64 13%

Mali
(TRS)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
15 of 147 10%

Mauritania
(TRS)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
21 of 95 22%

Morocco
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
34 of 325 10%

Mozambique
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
98 of 250 39%

Namibia
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
19 of 78 24%

Niger
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
15 of 113 13%

Rwanda
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
45 of 80 56%

Senegal
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
34 of 150 23%

Sierra Leone
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
16 of 121 13%

Somalia
(N)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
37 of 546 7%

South Africa
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
178 of 400 45%

South Sudan
()

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
88 of 332 27%

Sudan
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
87 of 346 25%

Tanzania, United Republic of
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
126 of 350 36%

Tunisia
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
57 of 217 26%

Uganda
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
131 of 375 35%

Zimbabwe
(FPTP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
32 of 214 15%

Americas

Country Quota Type(s) Results last election % of women
in parliament

Argentina
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
99 of 257 39%

Bolivia
(MMP)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
33 of 130 25%

Brazil
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
44 of 513 9%

Canada
(FPTP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
76 of 308 25%

Chile
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
17 of 120 14%

Colombia
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
21 of 166 13%

Costa Rica
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
22 of 57 39%

Dominican Republic
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
38 of 183 21%

Ecuador
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
40 of 124 32%

El Salvador
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
16 of 84 19%

Guatemala
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
19 of 158 12%

Guyana
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
21 of 67 31%

Haiti
(TRS)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
4 of 95 4%

Honduras
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
23 of 128 18%

Mexico
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
131 of 500 26%

Nicaragua
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
19 of 92 21%

Panama
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
6 of 71 8%

Paraguay
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
10 of 80 13%

Peru
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
28 of 130 22%

Trinidad and Tobago
(FPTP)

12 of 42 29%

Uruguay
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
15 of 99 15%

Venezuela
(MMP)

28 of 165 17%

Asia

Country Quota Type(s) Results last election % of women
in parliament

Afghanistan
(SNTV)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
69 of 249 28%

Armenia
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
12 of 131 9%

Bangladesh
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
64 of 345 19%

China
(N)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
637 of 2,987 21%

East Timor
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
18 of 65 28%

India
(FPTP)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
59 of 545 11%

Indonesia
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
101 of 560 18%

Iraq
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
82 of 325 25%

Israel
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
23 of 120 19%

Jordan
(SNTV)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
13 of 120 11%

Kazakhstan
(List PR)

19 of 107 18%

Korea, Republic of
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
44 of 299 15%

Kyrgyzstan
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
28 of 120 23%

Lebanon
(BV)

4 of 128 3%

Nepal
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
197 of 594 33%

Pakistan
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
76 of 342 22%

Palestinian Territory, Occupied
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
17 of 132 13%

Philippines
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
62 of 280 22%

Sri Lanka
(List PR)

12 of 225 5%

Taiwan
(Parallel)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
of 113 -1%

Thailand
(Parallel)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
79 of 500 16%

Uzbekistan
(TRS)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
33 of 150 22%

Europe

Country Quota Type(s) Results last election % of women
in parliament

Albania
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
23 of 140 16%

Austria
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
51 of 183 28%

Belgium
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
59 of 150 39%

Bosnia and Herzegovina
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
7 of 42 17%

Croatia
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
32 of 152 21%

Cyprus
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
6 of 56 11%

Czech Republic
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
44 of 200 22%

Denmark
(List PR)

70 of 179 39%

France
(TRS)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
109 of 577 19%

Germany
(MMP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
204 of 622 33%

Greece
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
52 of 300 17%

Hungary
(MMP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
35 of 386 9%

Iceland
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
27 of 63 43%

Ireland
(STV)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
25 of 166 15%

Italy
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
134 of 630 21%

Kosovo
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
40 of 120 33%

Lithuania
(Parallel)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
27 of 141 19%

Luxembourg
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
12 of 60 20%

Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic (1993-)
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
34 of 123 28%

Malta
(STV)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
6 of 69 9%

Moldova, Republic of
(List PR)

19 of 101 19%

Netherlands
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
59 of 150 39%

Norway
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
67 of 169 40%

Poland
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
110 of 460 24%

Portugal
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
61 of 230 27%

Romania
(MMP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
38 of 334 11%

Serbia
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
54 of 250 22%

Slovakia
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
24 of 150 16%

Slovenia
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
13 of 90 14%

Spain
(List PR)

  • Legislated quotas for the Single/Lower House
  • Legislated quotas for the Upper House
  • Legislated quotas at the Sub-national level
  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
126 of 350 36%

Sweden
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
157 of 349 45%

Switzerland
(List PR)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
58 of 200 29%

United Kingdom
(FPTP)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
143 of 650 22%

Oceania

Country Quota Type(s) Results last election % of women
in parliament

Australia
(AV)

  • Voluntary quotas adopted by political parties
37 of 150 25%

Please note that only countries with quotas are listed.