China vs Egypt: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
China
26.5%
in 2025
Egypt
26.8%
in 2025
China rank
94th
Egypt rank
91st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- China
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 26.8% against 26.5% in China, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China ahead.
China ranks 94th and Egypt ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 2.0% | 19.8% | China |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 2.2% | 18.8% | China |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 10.9% | 12.2% | China |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 27.5% | 1.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, China or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 26.8% against 26.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between China and Egypt?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do China and Egypt rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- China ranks 94th and Egypt ranks 91st 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.