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

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

In , China's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 26.54, compared to South Africa's 44.86. That makes China's value 40.8% lower than South Africa's.

China

Rank #91 of 184 globally

China trend
Latest (2025)
26.54
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+12.3%
Peak
26.54 (2023)
Trough
20.27 (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.