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