Canada vs Mali: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Canada
30.3%
in 2025
Mali
30.1%
in 2025
Canada rank
75th
Mali rank
78th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Canada
- Mali
How they compare
Canada currently reports 30.3% against 30.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 75th and Mali ranks 78th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 12.2% | 8.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 10.4% | 10.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 9.4% | 16.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.8% | 1.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Canada or Mali?
- Canada, at 30.3% against 30.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Canada and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mali?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Mali rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Canada ranks 75th and Mali ranks 78th 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.