Nigeria vs Syria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Syria
4.9%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
184th
Syria rank
181st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Nigeria
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.9% against 4.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 184th and Syria ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 11.6% | 6.3% | Syria |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 12.6% | 6.7% | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 9.8% | 5.4% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Nigeria or Syria?
- Syria, at 4.9% against 4.2% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Nigeria and Syria?
- 0.7%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nigeria ranks 184th and Syria ranks 181st 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.