Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Sao Tome and Principe
14.5%
in 2025
Zambia
15.0%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
152nd
Zambia rank
150th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 15.0% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zambia ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 150th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 10.0% | 2.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 12.9% | 5.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.4% | 3.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 2.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 15.0% against 14.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 150th 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.