Egypt vs Philippines: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Egypt
26.8%
in 2025
Philippines
28.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
91st
Philippines rank
88th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 28.3% against 26.8% in Egypt, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Philippines ahead.
Egypt ranks 91st and Philippines ranks 88th of 193 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 17.2% | 15.1% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 26.4% | 15.5% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.7% | 0.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 28.3% against 26.8% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Egypt and Philippines?
- 1.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Egypt ranks 91st and Philippines ranks 88th 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.