Skip to main content
HomeCompareFrance vs South Africa › Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

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

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

In , France's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 36.17, compared to South Africa's 44.86. That makes France's value 19.4% lower than South Africa's.

France

Rank #41 of 184 globally

France trend
Latest (2025)
36.17
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+38.2%
Peak
39.69 (2019)
Trough
12.20 (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)

Other France comparisons

← All France vs South Africa comparisons

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