Mali vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mali
30.1%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
30.1%
in 2025
Mali rank
78th
Zimbabwe rank
77th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.1% against 30.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Mali ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 193 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 14.4% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 12.8% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 26.1% | 16.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 30.5% | 1.7% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.1% against 30.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mali ranks 78th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th 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.