Small states vs Uzbekistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Small states
21.5%
in 2025
Uzbekistan
38.0%
in 2025
Small states rank
38th
Uzbekistan rank
38th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Small states
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 38.0% against 21.5% in Small states, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Small states ahead.
Small states ranks 38th and Uzbekistan ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.0% | 1.9% | Small states |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 13.8% | 1.3% | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 19.0% | 2.9% | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 34.6% | 13.6% | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Small states or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 38.0% against 21.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Small states and Uzbekistan?
- 16.5%, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Uzbekistan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Small states and Uzbekistan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Small states ranks 38th and Uzbekistan ranks 38th of 47 groups.
- 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.