Italy vs Nepal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Italy
32.8%
in 2025
Nepal
33.1%
in 2024
Italy rank
59th
Nepal rank
58th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Italy
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 33.1% against 32.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 58th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 4.2% | 6.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 31.5% | 2.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 32.9% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Italy or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 33.1% against 32.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Italy and Nepal?
- 0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nepal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Nepal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Italy ranks 59th and Nepal ranks 58th 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.