Qatar vs Syria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Qatar
6.1%
in 2025
Syria
4.9%
in 2025
Qatar rank
178th
Syria rank
181st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Qatar
- Syria
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.1% against 4.9% in Syria, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Syria ahead.
Qatar ranks 178th 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 | Qatar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 12.2% | 12.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 12.6% | 9.7% | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 9.8% | 4.2% | 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, Qatar or Syria?
- Qatar, at 6.1% against 4.9% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Qatar and Syria?
- 1.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syria?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Syria rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Qatar ranks 178th 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.