Congo vs Myanmar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Congo
14.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
15.3%
in 2021
Congo rank
151st
Myanmar rank
148th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

  • Congo
  • Myanmar
51015199820112025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 15.3% against 14.6% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 151st and Myanmar ranks 148th of 193 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Myanmar Difference Ahead
2010s 8.5% 8.0% 0.5% Congo
2020s 11.3% 16.1% 4.8% Myanmar

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 Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 15.3% against 14.6% in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Congo and Myanmar?
0.7%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Myanmar?
12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Congo and Myanmar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
Congo ranks 151st and Myanmar ranks 148th 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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Indicator
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit
%
Source
Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.