India vs Madagascar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
India
13.8%
in 2025
Madagascar
14.1%
in 2025
India rank
156th
Madagascar rank
155th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 14.1% against 13.8% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was India ahead.
India ranks 156th and Madagascar ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.9% | 1.9% | India |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.0% | 1.7% | India |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 17.6% | 5.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 17.2% | 2.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 14.1% against 13.8% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between India and Madagascar?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- India ranks 156th and Madagascar ranks 155th 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.