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
- 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
- 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.