Nigeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
4.9%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
184th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
181st

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

  • Nigeria
  • Syrian Arab Republic
468101214199720112025

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.9% against 4.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 184th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 181st of 193 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 5.3% 11.6% 6.3% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 5.9% 12.6% 6.7% Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 4.4% 9.8% 5.4% Syrian Arab Republic

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
0.7%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
Nigeria ranks 184th and Syrian Arab Republic 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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Indicator
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit
%
Source
Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.