Regional groupings
Countries, regions and sub-regions used in Parline
View and sort the list of countries, regions and sub-regions. Regional groupings are used to establish the regional averages of the percentage of women in parliament.
The Parliament of Sudan is currently suspended and does not appear in this list.
Regions
| Region | Sub-regions |
|---|---|
| Americas | Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America |
| Asia | Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, South East Asia |
| Europe | Central and Eastern Europe, Nordic countries, Southern Europe, Western Europe |
| Middle East and North Africa | Middle East, North Africa |
| Pacific | Australia and New Zealand, Pacific Islands |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa |
Countries
| Country | Region | Sub-region |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Pacific | Australia and New Zealand |
| New Zealand | Pacific | Australia and New Zealand |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Americas | Caribbean |
| Bahamas | Americas | Caribbean |
| Barbados | Americas | Caribbean |
| Cuba | Americas | Caribbean |
| Dominica | Americas | Caribbean |
| Dominican Republic | Americas | Caribbean |
| Grenada | Americas | Caribbean |
| Haiti | Americas | Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Americas | Caribbean |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Americas | Caribbean |
| Saint Lucia | Americas | Caribbean |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Americas | Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | Caribbean |
| Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Belize | Americas | Central America |
| Costa Rica | Americas | Central America |
| El Salvador | Americas | Central America |
| Guatemala | Americas | Central America |
| Honduras | Americas | Central America |
| Nicaragua | Americas | Central America |
| Panama | Americas | Central America |
| Albania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Armenia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Azerbaijan | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Belarus | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Bulgaria | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Croatia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Czech Republic | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Estonia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Georgia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Hungary | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Latvia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Lithuania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Montenegro | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| North Macedonia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Poland | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Republic of Moldova | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Romania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Russian Federation | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Serbia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Slovakia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Slovenia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Ukraine | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Tajikistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Turkmenistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Uzbekistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Djibouti | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| China | Asia | East Asia |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia | East Asia |
| Japan | Asia | East Asia |
| Mongolia | Asia | East Asia |
| Republic of Korea | Asia | East Asia |
| Bahrain | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Egypt | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Iraq | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Israel | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Jordan | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Kuwait | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Lebanon | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Oman | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Qatar | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Yemen | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Denmark | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Finland | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Iceland | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Norway | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Sweden | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Algeria | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Libya | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Mauritania | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Morocco | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Tunisia | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Canada | Americas | North America |
| Mexico | Americas | North America |
| United States of America | Americas | North America |
| Fiji | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Kiribati | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Marshall Islands | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Nauru | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Palau | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Papua New Guinea | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Samoa | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Solomon Islands | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Tonga | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Tuvalu | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Vanuatu | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Argentina | Americas | South America |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Americas | South America |
| Brazil | Americas | South America |
| Chile | Americas | South America |
| Colombia | Americas | South America |
| Ecuador | Americas | South America |
| Guyana | Americas | South America |
| Paraguay | Americas | South America |
| Peru | Americas | South America |
| Suriname | Americas | South America |
| Uruguay | Americas | South America |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Americas | South America |
| Afghanistan | Asia | South Asia |
| Bangladesh | Asia | South Asia |
| Bhutan | Asia | South Asia |
| India | Asia | South Asia |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia | South Asia |
| Maldives | Asia | South Asia |
| Nepal | Asia | South Asia |
| Pakistan | Asia | South Asia |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | South Asia |
| Brunei Darussalam | Asia | South East Asia |
| Cambodia | Asia | South East Asia |
| Indonesia | Asia | South East Asia |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia | South East Asia |
| Malaysia | Asia | South East Asia |
| Myanmar | Asia | South East Asia |
| Philippines | Asia | South East Asia |
| Singapore | Asia | South East Asia |
| Thailand | Asia | South East Asia |
| Timor-Leste | Asia | South East Asia |
| Viet Nam | Asia | South East Asia |
| Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Cyprus | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Greece | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Italy | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Malta | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Portugal | Europe | Southern Europe |
| San Marino | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Spain | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Turkey | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Gambia (The) | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Andorra | Europe | Western Europe |
| Austria | Europe | Western Europe |
| Belgium | Europe | Western Europe |
| France | Europe | Western Europe |
| Germany | Europe | Western Europe |
| Ireland | Europe | Western Europe |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | Western Europe |
| Luxembourg | Europe | Western Europe |
| Monaco | Europe | Western Europe |
| Netherlands | Europe | Western Europe |
| Switzerland | Europe | Western Europe |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Western Europe |