Armenia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Armenia
38.3%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
23.6%
in 2025
Armenia rank
36th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Armenia
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 38.3% against 23.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Armenia ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 17.7% | 13.0% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 17.4% | 11.8% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 19.7% | 6.6% | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 22.8% | 11.0% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Armenia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armenia, at 38.3% against 23.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Armenia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 14.7%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Armenia ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.