Cambodia vs Madagascar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cambodia
13.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
14.1%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
157th
Madagascar rank
155th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cambodia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.1% against 13.6% in Cambodia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 1.1% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.0% | 4.2% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 17.6% | 2.8% | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 0.0% | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cambodia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 14.1% against 13.6% in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cambodia and Madagascar?
- 0.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cambodia ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 155th 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.