France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
France
36.2%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.4%
in 2025
France rank
41st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- France
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
France currently reports 36.2% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.8%.
That makes France's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 3.6% | 7.3% | France |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 9.7% | 4.8% | France |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 16.6% | 12.2% | France |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 17.5% | 20.2% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- France, at 36.2% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 19.8%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- France ranks 41st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.