Algeria vs Lebanon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Algeria
7.9%
in 2025
Lebanon
6.2%
in 2025
Algeria rank
176th
Lebanon rank
177th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Algeria
- Lebanon
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 7.9% against 6.2% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 176th and Lebanon ranks 177th of 193 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.4% | 2.7% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 3.4% | 21.7% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 5.7% | 5.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Algeria or Lebanon?
- Algeria, at 7.9% against 6.2% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Algeria and Lebanon?
- 1.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Lebanon?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Lebanon rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Algeria ranks 176th and Lebanon ranks 177th 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.