Japan vs Libya: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Libya
16.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
146th
Libya rank
143rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Japan
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 16.5% against 15.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 146th and Libya ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.1% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 15.2% | 5.8% | Libya |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 16.3% | 4.4% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Japan or Libya?
- Libya, at 16.5% against 15.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Japan and Libya?
- 0.8%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Libya rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Japan ranks 146th and Libya ranks 143rd 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.