Afghanistan vs Egypt: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2021
Egypt
26.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
90th
Egypt rank
91st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Egypt ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 1.9% | 25.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 10.2% | 17.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.6% | 0.5% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.8% in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Egypt ranks 91st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.