Angola vs East Asia & Pacific: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Angola
39.1%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific
23.3%
in 2025
Angola rank
34th
East Asia & Pacific rank
36th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Angola
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Angola currently reports 39.1% against 23.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
Angola ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and East Asia & Pacific in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 16.4% | 1.0% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 17.1% | 2.7% | Angola |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 19.0% | 15.6% | Angola |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 22.3% | 12.0% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Angola or East Asia & Pacific?
- Angola, at 39.1% against 23.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Angola and East Asia & Pacific?
- 15.8%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and East Asia & Pacific?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Angola and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Angola ranks 34th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th 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.