Japan vs Myanmar: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Myanmar
15.3%
in 2021
Japan rank
146th
Myanmar rank
148th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.7% against 15.3% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 146th and Myanmar ranks 148th of 193 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 16.1% | 6.3% | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Japan, at 15.7% against 15.3% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Japan and Myanmar?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Japan ranks 146th and Myanmar ranks 148th 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.