Armenia vs Small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Armenia
38.3%
in 2025
Small states
21.5%
in 2025
Armenia rank
36th
Small states rank
38th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Armenia
- Small states
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 38.3% against 21.5% in Small states, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Small states ahead.
Armenia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 1 and Small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 8.5% | 3.2% | Small states |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 12.5% | 6.8% | Small states |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 16.1% | 3.0% | Small states |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 21.0% | 12.8% | 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 Small states?
- Armenia, at 38.3% against 21.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Armenia and Small states?
- 16.8%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Armenia and Small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Armenia ranks 36th and Small states ranks 38th 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.