Hungary vs Japan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Hungary
15.6%
in 2025
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Hungary rank
147th
Japan rank
146th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Hungary
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 147th and Japan ranks 146th of 193 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 4.6% | 4.7% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 1.3% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 11.9% | 2.0% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Hungary or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Hungary and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Hungary ranks 147th and Japan ranks 146th 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.