Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 14.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 23.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2007.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.3% | — |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -75.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +300.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +150.0% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +62.5% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.6%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.3%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 1.8% | 9.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.5% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 14.5% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More public sector data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 28.74 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 211 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.85 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0001 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0299 units per square kilometre (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.4488 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0.0019 units per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Sao Tome and Principe was 14.5% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2007.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.