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United Kingdom vs United States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

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

In , United Kingdom's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 40.46, compared to United States's 28.94. That makes United Kingdom's value 39.8% higher than United States's.

United Kingdom

Rank #28 of 184 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2025)
40.46
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+37.7%
Peak
40.46 (2024)
Trough
19.50 (2007)

United States

Rank #82 of 184 globally

United States trend
Latest (2025)
28.94
Year-over-year
+0.7%
10-year change
+49.5%
Peak
28.97 (2023)
Trough
16.32 (2006)

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