Mauritius vs Pakistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mauritius
17.9%
in 2025
Pakistan
17.0%
in 2025
Mauritius rank
139th
Pakistan rank
141st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mauritius
- Pakistan
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 17.9% against 17.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 139th and Pakistan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 2.3% | 5.3% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 21.6% | 8.7% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 21.1% | 5.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.2% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mauritius or Pakistan?
- Mauritius, at 17.9% against 17.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mauritius and Pakistan?
- 0.9%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pakistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Pakistan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mauritius ranks 139th 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.