| Indicators by Countries (Source: United Nations) |
| Parliamentary seats occupied by men (IPU) |
 |
| country |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
China |
.. |
2,352 |
.. |
2,329 |
2,329 |
2,334 |
2,334 |
2,334 |
2,381 |
2,381 |
Korea; Democratic People`s Republic of |
.. |
549 |
549 |
549 |
549 |
549 |
549 |
549 |
.. |
549 |
Italy |
.. |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
560 |
568 |
547 |
547 |
545 |
United Kingdom |
.. |
589 |
539 |
539 |
538 |
538 |
541 |
541 |
541 |
540 |
Turkey |
.. |
537 |
537 |
537 |
527 |
527 |
527 |
526 |
526 |
526 |
Ethiopia |
.. |
539 |
526 |
526 |
532 |
504 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
France |
.. |
540 |
514 |
514 |
514 |
514 |
514 |
504 |
504 |
504 |
India |
.. |
506 |
506 |
499 |
494 |
495 |
495 |
495 |
495 |
500 |
Indonesia |
.. |
437 |
443 |
443 |
.. |
460 |
460 |
460 |
460 |
488 |
Brazil |
.. |
479 |
479 |
484 |
484 |
484 |
478 |
469 |
469 |
469 |
Japan |
.. |
477 |
477 |
476 |
477 |
445 |
445 |
445 |
446 |
446 |
Egypt |
.. |
445 |
445 |
445 |
445 |
.. |
443 |
443 |
443 |
441 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
.. |
701 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
550 |
440 |
Ukraine |
.. |
433 |
433 |
407 |
415 |
415 |
415 |
426 |
426 |
426 |
Thailand |
.. |
371 |
371 |
371 |
371 |
.. |
454 |
454 |
454 |
413 |
Germany |
.. |
496 |
496 |
462 |
462 |
462 |
455 |
409 |
409 |
404 |
Russian Federation |
.. |
404 |
404 |
404 |
407 |
407 |
415 |
415 |
406 |
403 |
Cuba |
.. |
455 |
455 |
435 |
435 |
435 |
435 |
390 |
390 |
390 |
Mexico |
.. |
429 |
429 |
413 |
409 |
420 |
420 |
420 |
387 |
387 |
United States |
.. |
384 |
384 |
377 |
377 |
374 |
374 |
373 |
373 |
370 |
Poland |
.. |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
367 |
367 |
367 |
367 |
Algeria |
.. |
171 |
368 |
368 |
368 |
367 |
367 |
365 |
365 |
365 |
Viet Nam |
.. |
322 |
332 |
332 |
333 |
333 |
333 |
362 |
362 |
362 |
Hungary |
.. |
342 |
342 |
354 |
354 |
354 |
354 |
348 |
348 |
350 |
Nigeria |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
339 |
339 |
339 |
336 |
343 |
Sudan |
.. |
379 |
379 |
379 |
.. |
.. |
325 |
325 |
325 |
325 |
Yemen |
.. |
299 |
.. |
299 |
299 |
299 |
297 |
297 |
300 |
300 |
Bangladesh |
.. |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
.. |
294 |
294 |
294 |
Romania |
.. |
305 |
318 |
318 |
318 |
308 |
308 |
308 |
308 |
294 |
Morocco |
.. |
331 |
323 |
323 |
323 |
323 |
323 |
290 |
290 |
290 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
.. |
238 |
253 |
253 |
253 |
280 |
280 |
278 |
278 |
278 |
Pakistan |
.. |
.. |
212 |
212 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
268 |
268 |
269 |
South Africa |
.. |
300 |
300 |
282 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
280 |
269 |
Korea; Republic of |
.. |
290 |
290 |
288 |
288 |
257 |
257 |
257 |
256 |
260 |
Greece |
.. |
281 |
281 |
281 |
281 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
274 |
258 |
Canada |
.. |
242 |
239 |
239 |
239 |
239 |
239 |
239 |
239 |
243 |
Uganda |
.. |
226 |
226 |
226 |
229 |
231 |
229 |
229 |
229 |
232 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
.. |
227 |
227 |
227 |
230 |
.. |
213 |
213 |
232 |
232 |
Spain |
.. |
264 |
262 |
262 |
273 |
251 |
251 |
251 |
251 |
224 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
.. |
226 |
226 |
224 |
224 |
224 |
224 |
224 |
220 |
220 |
Sri Lanka |
.. |
213 |
213 |
213 |
214 |
.. |
.. |
215 |
215 |
214 |
Georgia |
.. |
219 |
215 |
215 |
218 |
218 |
218 |
218 |
218 |
213 |
Kenya |
.. |
196 |
.. |
214 |
216 |
216 |
216 |
208 |
208 |
208 |
Ghana |
.. |
.. |
182 |
182 |
182 |
.. |
182 |
182 |
182 |
205 |
Ivory Coast |
.. |
154 |
161 |
161 |
.. |
.. |
204 |
204 |
204 |
204 |
Philippines |
.. |
181 |
193 |
190 |
190 |
197 |
176 |
176 |
176 |
200 |
Malaysia |
.. |
177 |
177 |
177 |
.. |
173 |
173 |
173 |
171 |
199 |
Nepal |
.. |
198 |
198 |
198 |
193 |
193 |
193 |
193 |
193 |
193 |
Sweden |
.. |
208 |
208 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
191 |
191 |
191 |
Angola |
.. |
199 |
199 |
186 |
186 |
186 |
186 |
186 |
186 |
187 |
Portugal |
.. |
200 |
200 |
200 |
187 |
190 |
187 |
186 |
186 |
186 |
Bulgaria |
.. |
208 |
214 |
214 |
214 |
214 |
177 |
177 |
177 |
177 |
Argentina |
.. |
192 |
186 |
186 |
185 |
189 |
178 |
178 |
178 |
169 |
Czech Republic |
.. |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
166 |
166 |
166 |
Malawi |
.. |
167 |
167 |
167 |
177 |
175 |
175 |
175 |
175 |
166 |
Cameroon |
.. |
158 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
164 |
164 |
164 |
Mozambique |
.. |
187 |
187 |
187 |
.. |
175 |
175 |
175 |
175 |
163 |
Switzerland |
.. |
158 |
158 |
158 |
155 |
154 |
154 |
154 |
150 |
150 |
Madagascar |
.. |
129 |
129 |
.. |
138 |
138 |
138 |
154 |
154 |
149 |
Venezuela |
.. |
191 |
191 |
.. |
181 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
Tunisia |
.. |
152 |
152 |
151 |
161 |
161 |
161 |
161 |
161 |
146 |
Burundi |
.. |
.. |
.. |
110 |
110 |
101 |
136 |
146 |
146 |
146 |
Colombia |
.. |
144 |
144 |
.. |
142 |
142 |
142 |
146 |
146 |
146 |
Guatemala |
.. |
70 |
70 |
70 |
105 |
103 |
103 |
103 |
145 |
145 |
Chad |
.. |
43 |
122 |
122 |
122 |
122 |
122 |
146 |
146 |
145 |
Ireland |
.. |
143 |
146 |
146 |
146 |
146 |
146 |
144 |
144 |
144 |
Zambia |
.. |
140 |
140 |
140 |
142 |
142 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
Bhutan |
.. |
147 |
147 |
147 |
147 |
136 |
136 |
136 |
136 |
138 |
Zimbabwe |
.. |
128 |
128 |
128 |
129 |
136 |
135 |
135 |
135 |
135 |
Mali |
.. |
126 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
132 |
132 |
132 |
Albania |
.. |
123 |
.. |
.. |
147 |
147 |
132 |
132 |
132 |
131 |
Lebanon |
.. |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
Slovakia |
.. |
128 |
128 |
131 |
131 |
129 |
129 |
121 |
121 |
125 |
Finland |
.. |
133 |
133 |
133 |
126 |
127 |
127 |
127 |
125 |
125 |
Dominican Republic |
.. |
106 |
106 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
125 |
124 |
124 |
124 |
Armenia |
.. |
178 |
178 |
178 |
127 |
127 |
127 |
127 |
125 |
124 |
Austria |
.. |
134 |
135 |
135 |
134 |
134 |
134 |
121 |
121 |
121 |
Honduras |
.. |
118 |
.. |
116 |
116 |
116 |
116 |
121 |
121 |
121 |
Saudi Arabia |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
120 |
120 |
Croatia |
.. |
117 |
117 |
117 |
.. |
120 |
120 |
120 |
125 |
119 |
Congo |
.. |
123 |
.. |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
117 |
118 |
118 |
Eritrea |
.. |
83 |
83 |
83 |
128 |
128 |
128 |
117 |
117 |
117 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
.. |
.. |
131 |
131 |
131 |
.. |
128 |
128 |
116 |
116 |
Australia |
.. |
125 |
125 |
115 |
114 |
114 |
112 |
112 |
112 |
113 |
Cambodia |
.. |
113 |
113 |
.. |
112 |
113 |
113 |
113 |
111 |
111 |
Azerbaijan |
.. |
110 |
110 |
110 |
110 |
.. |
111 |
111 |
111 |
111 |
Denmark |
.. |
120 |
120 |
112 |
112 |
112 |
111 |
111 |
111 |
111 |
Lithuania |
.. |
113 |
113 |
113 |
113 |
126 |
126 |
126 |
126 |
110 |
Gabon |
.. |
.. |
110 |
110 |
110 |
109 |
.. |
108 |
108 |
108 |
Papua New Guinea |
.. |
109 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
108 |
108 |
108 |
Lesotho |
.. |
62 |
62 |
77 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
106 |
106 |
106 |
Sierra Leone |
.. |
75 |
.. |
.. |
73 |
73 |
73 |
106 |
106 |
106 |
Bolivia |
.. |
121 |
.. |
.. |
115 |
115 |
115 |
106 |
106 |
105 |
Chile |
.. |
111 |
111 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
Jordan |
.. |
79 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
79 |
79 |
104 |
104 |
Norway |
.. |
100 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
105 |
106 |
105 |
105 |
102 |
Israel |
.. |
111 |
111 |
111 |
106 |
105 |
104 |
102 |
102 |
102 |
Uzbekistan |
.. |
235 |
235 |
235 |
233 |
232 |
232 |
232 |
232 |
99 |
Niger |
.. |
.. |
82 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
82 |
99 |
Burkina Faso |
.. |
103 |
101 |
102 |
102 |
102 |
102 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
Peru |
.. |
107 |
107 |
107 |
107 |
96 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
98 |
Belgium |
.. |
132 |
131 |
131 |
115 |
115 |
115 |
115 |
97 |
98 |
Senegal |
.. |
106 |
106 |
123 |
123 |
123 |
100 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
.. |
116 |
116 |
111 |
111 |
112 |
112 |
98 |
98 |
97 |
Netherlands |
.. |
103 |
103 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
96 |
95 |
95 |
95 |
Guinea |
.. |
106 |
106 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
104 |
92 |
92 |
92 |
Uruguay |
.. |
92 |
92 |
92 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
Guinea-Bissau |
.. |
90 |
90 |
90 |
.. |
94 |
94 |
94 |
.. |
86 |
New Zealand |
.. |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
83 |
83 |
85 |
86 |
86 |
Republic of Moldova |
.. |
99 |
99 |
.. |
92 |
93 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
85 |
Ecuador |
.. |
.. |
79 |
100 |
100 |
105 |
105 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
Lao People`s Democratic Republic |
.. |
77 |
.. |
78 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
Estonia |
.. |
88 |
90 |
90 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
82 |
82 |
Equatorial Guinea |
.. |
73 |
73 |
73 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
82 |
Oman |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
81 |
Haiti |
.. |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
.. |
80 |
80 |
80 |
80 |
Slovenia |
.. |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
Singapore |
.. |
79 |
80 |
80 |
89 |
87 |
75 |
75 |
79 |
79 |
Latvia |
.. |
91 |
91 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
Mauritania |
.. |
78 |
78 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
.. |
.. |
78 |
78 |
Benin |
.. |
77 |
77 |
77 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
77 |
77 |
Belarus |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
105 |
.. |
87 |
87 |
87 |
77 |
Togo |
.. |
80 |
80 |
80 |
.. |
77 |
77 |
75 |
75 |
76 |
El Salvador |
.. |
75 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
75 |
75 |
Nicaragua |
.. |
83 |
83 |
83 |
84 |
84 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
Liberia |
.. |
33 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
72 |
Paraguay |
.. |
78 |
78 |
.. |
78 |
78 |
78 |
78 |
72 |
72 |
Kazakhstan |
.. |
58 |
58 |
58 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
Mongolia |
.. |
70 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
69 |
Mauritius |
.. |
61 |
61 |
61 |
61 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
66 |
Panama |
.. |
65 |
65 |
65 |
.. |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
65 |
Timor-Leste |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
65 |
65 |
65 |
Fiji |
.. |
67 |
67 |
67 |
63 |
.. |
66 |
66 |
66 |
65 |
Kuwait |
.. |
50 |
50 |
50 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
65 |
Cape Verde |
.. |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
64 |
Malta |
.. |
65 |
65 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
59 |
Djibouti |
.. |
65 |
.. |
.. |
65 |
65 |
65 |
58 |
58 |
58 |
Swaziland |
.. |
63 |
62 |
.. |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
58 |
58 |
Botswana |
.. |
43 |
43 |
43 |
.. |
39 |
39 |
39 |
39 |
56 |
Tajikistan |
.. |
176 |
176 |
176 |
176 |
51 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
55 |
Namibia |
.. |
59 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
54 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
54 |
Kyrgyzstan |
.. |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
42 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
54 |
Jamaica |
.. |
53 |
53 |
51 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
Vanuatu |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
52 |
52 |
52 |
51 |
51 |
50 |
Solomon Islands |
.. |
46 |
.. |
48 |
48 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
San Marino |
.. |
53 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
.. |
51 |
51 |
.. |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
Cyprus |
.. |
53 |
53 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
47 |
Maldives |
.. |
45 |
45 |
45 |
.. |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
Luxembourg |
.. |
48 |
48 |
48 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
46 |
Gambia |
.. |
.. |
48 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
.. |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Samoa |
.. |
47 |
47 |
47 |
45 |
45 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
46 |
Guyana |
.. |
52 |
.. |
.. |
53 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
52 |
45 |
Iceland |
.. |
47 |
47 |
47 |
41 |
|