Congo vs Zambia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Congo
14.6%
in 2025
Zambia
15.0%
in 2025
Congo rank
151st
Zambia rank
150th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Congo
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.0% against 14.6% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 12.9% | 4.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 14.4% | 5.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 15.3% | 1.8% | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.0% against 14.6% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Congo and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Congo ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th 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.