Gabon vs Malawi: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Gabon
21.6%
in 2025
Malawi
21.4%
in 2025
Gabon rank
118th
Malawi rank
119th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 118th and Malawi ranks 119th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.5% | 1.8% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 12.5% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 19.7% | 4.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 21.9% | 2.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Gabon or Malawi?
- Gabon, at 21.6% against 21.4% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gabon ranks 118th and Malawi ranks 119th 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.