Cyprus vs Madagascar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cyprus
14.3%
in 2025
Madagascar
14.1%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
154th
Madagascar rank
155th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cyprus
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 14.3% against 14.1% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.9% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 7.0% | 5.9% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 17.6% | 3.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 17.2% | 2.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cyprus or Madagascar?
- Cyprus, at 14.3% against 14.1% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cyprus and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cyprus ranks 154th and Madagascar ranks 155th 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.