Albania vs South Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Albania
35.0%
in 2025
South Asia
11.2%
in 2025
Albania rank
47th
South Asia rank
45th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Albania
- South Asia
How they compare
Albania currently reports 35.0% against 11.2% in South Asia, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Albania's figure about 3.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Asia ahead.
Albania ranks 47th and South Asia ranks 45th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 7.0% | 1.8% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 9.8% | 2.4% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 17.4% | 4.0% | Albania |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 16.3% | 18.3% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Albania or South Asia?
- Albania, at 35.0% against 11.2% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Albania and South Asia?
- 23.8%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and South Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Albania and South Asia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Albania ranks 47th and South Asia ranks 45th 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.