France vs IDA blend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
France
36.2%
in 2025
IDA blend
20.5%
in 2025
France rank
41st
IDA blend rank
40th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- France
- IDA blend
How they compare
France currently reports 36.2% against 20.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes France's figure about 1.8 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was France ahead.
France ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 40th of 193 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 6.5% | 4.4% | France |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 12.0% | 2.5% | France |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 16.3% | 12.5% | France |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 20.2% | 17.5% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, France or IDA blend?
- France, at 36.2% against 20.5% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between France and IDA blend?
- 15.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and IDA blend?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do France and IDA blend rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- France ranks 41st and IDA blend ranks 40th 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.