Libya vs Pakistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Libya
16.5%
in 2025
Pakistan
17.0%
in 2025
Libya rank
143rd
Pakistan rank
141st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Libya
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 17.0% against 16.5% in Libya, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 143rd and Pakistan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 21.7% | 14.6% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 20.9% | 5.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 19.2% | 2.9% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Libya or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 17.0% against 16.5% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Libya and Pakistan?
- 0.5%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Pakistan?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Pakistan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Libya ranks 143rd and Pakistan ranks 141st 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.