France vs Small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
France
36.2%
in 2025
Small states
21.5%
in 2025
France rank
41st
Small states rank
38th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- France
- Small states
How they compare
France currently reports 36.2% against 21.5% in Small states, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was France ahead.
France ranks 41st and Small states ranks 38th of 193 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 8.5% | 2.5% | France |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.5% | 1.3% | France |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 16.1% | 12.7% | France |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 21.0% | 16.7% | 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 Small states?
- France, at 36.2% against 21.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between France and Small states?
- 14.7%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do France and Small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- France ranks 41st and Small states ranks 38th 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.