Europe & Central Asia vs Monaco: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Europe & Central Asia
31.7%
in 2025
Monaco
45.8%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Monaco rank
11th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 45.8% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Monaco ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Monaco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 16.7% | 1.4% | Monaco |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 22.2% | 3.1% | Monaco |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 23.5% | 2.0% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 39.6% | 8.5% | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Europe & Central Asia or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 45.8% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Europe & Central Asia and Monaco?
- 14.1%, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Monaco?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Monaco rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th and Monaco ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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.