Congo vs Cyprus: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Congo
14.6%
in 2025
Cyprus
14.3%
in 2025
Congo rank
151st
Cyprus rank
154th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Congo
- Cyprus
How they compare
Congo currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 151st and Cyprus ranks 154th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Cyprus in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 5.4% | 6.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 12.9% | 4.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 14.1% | 5.6% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 15.2% | 1.7% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Congo or Cyprus?
- Congo, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Congo and Cyprus?
- 0.3%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Cyprus?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Cyprus rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo ranks 151st and Cyprus ranks 154th 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.