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Canada vs South Africa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Canada's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 30.32, compared to South Africa's 44.86. That makes Canada's value 32.4% lower than South Africa's.

Canada

Rank #73 of 184 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2025)
30.32
Year-over-year
-1.1%
10-year change
+16.5%
Peak
30.65 (2023)
Trough
20.78 (2006)

South Africa

Rank #16 of 184 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2025)
44.86
Year-over-year
+0.4%
10-year change
+6.8%
Peak
46.75 (2020)
Trough
32.75 (2006)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.