Japan vs Russia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Russia
16.4%
in 2025
Japan rank
146th
Russia rank
144th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 16.4% against 15.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 146th and Russia ranks 144th of 193 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 10.2% | 5.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Russia |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 14.2% | 4.6% | Russia |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 16.3% | 4.4% | Russia |
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 Russia?
- Russia, at 16.4% 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 Russia?
- 0.7%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Japan ranks 146th and Russia ranks 144th 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.