Libya vs Russia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Libya
16.5%
in 2025
Russia
16.4%
in 2025
Libya rank
143rd
Russia rank
144th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Libya
- Russia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 16.5% against 16.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Russia ahead.
Libya ranks 143rd and Russia ranks 144th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 12.3% | 5.2% | Russia |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.2% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 0.0% | 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, Libya or Russia?
- Libya, at 16.5% against 16.4% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Libya and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Russia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Russia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Libya ranks 143rd 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.