Italy vs South Sudan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Italy
32.8%
in 2025
South Sudan
32.4%
in 2025
Italy rank
59th
South Sudan rank
61st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Italy
- South Sudan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.8% against 32.4% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and South Sudan ranks 61st of 193 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.4% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 31.7% | 1.8% | 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 South Sudan?
- Italy, at 32.8% against 32.4% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Italy and South Sudan?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Sudan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Italy ranks 59th and South Sudan ranks 61st 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.