Afghanistan vs Montenegro: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2021
Montenegro
27.2%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
90th
Montenegro rank
89th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Afghanistan
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 27.2% against 27.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Montenegro ranks 89th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 10.5% | 17.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 18.5% | 9.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 23.5% | 3.6% | Afghanistan |
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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 27.2% 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 Montenegro?
- 0.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Montenegro?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Montenegro rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Montenegro ranks 89th 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.