In 2021, more than 49 percent of the seats in the national parliament of New Zealand were held by women. Contrastingly, approximately 4.6 percent of all seats in the national parliament of the Maldives were held by women in 2021.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country
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World Bank. (April 27, 2022). Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/
World Bank. "Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country ." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/
World Bank. (2022). Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/
World Bank. "Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments in The Asia-pacific Region in 2021, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/
World Bank, Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by country [Graph], World Bank, April 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/640929/asia-pacific-proportion-of-seats-held-by-women-in-national-parliament-by-country/