How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lithuania?

16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.

Afghanistan vs Lithuania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Afghanistan

27.0%

in 2021

Lithuania

28.4%

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

90th

Lithuania rank

87th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Afghanistan
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 28.4% against 27.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 90th and Lithuania ranks 87th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.5%	21.3%	6.2%	Afghanistan
2010s	27.7%	22.0%	5.7%	Afghanistan
2020s	27.0%	27.3%	0.3%	Lithuania

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 Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 28.4% against 27.0% in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Afghanistan and Lithuania?: 1.4%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lithuania?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Lithuania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Afghanistan ranks 90th and Lithuania ranks 87th 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.