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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Yemen | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Viet Nam | Asia | South East Asia |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Americas | South America |
| Vanuatu | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Uzbekistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Uruguay | Americas | South America |
| United States of America | Americas | North America |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Western Europe |
| United Arab Emirates | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Ukraine | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Türkiye | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Tuvalu | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Turkmenistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Tunisia | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Americas | Caribbean |
| Tonga | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Timor-Leste | Asia | South East Asia |
| Thailand | Asia | South East Asia |
| Tajikistan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Switzerland | Europe | Western Europe |
| Sweden | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Suriname | Americas | South America |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | South Asia |
| Spain | Europe | Southern Europe |
| South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Solomon Islands | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Slovenia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Slovakia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Singapore | Asia | South East Asia |
| Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Serbia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| San Marino | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Samoa | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Americas | Caribbean |
| Saint Lucia | Americas | Caribbean |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Americas | Caribbean |
| Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Russian Federation | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Romania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Republic of Moldova | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Republic of Korea | Asia | East Asia |
| Qatar | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Portugal | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Poland | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Philippines | Asia | South East Asia |
| Peru | Americas | South America |
| Paraguay | Americas | South America |
| Papua New Guinea | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Panama | Americas | Central America |
| Palau | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Pakistan | Asia | South Asia |
| Oman | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Norway | Europe | Nordic countries |
| North Macedonia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Nicaragua | Americas | Central America |
| New Zealand | Pacific | Australia and New Zealand |
| Netherlands | Europe | Western Europe |
| Nepal | Asia | South Asia |
| Nauru | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Morocco | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Montenegro | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Mongolia | Asia | East Asia |
| Monaco | Europe | Western Europe |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Mexico | Americas | North America |
| Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Mauritania | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Marshall Islands | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Malta | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Maldives | Asia | South Asia |
| Malaysia | Asia | South East Asia |
| Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Luxembourg | Europe | Western Europe |
| Lithuania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | Western Europe |
| Libya | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Lebanon | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Latvia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia | South East Asia |
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Kuwait | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Kiribati | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Central Asia |
| Jordan | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Japan | Asia | East Asia |
| Jamaica | Americas | Caribbean |
| Italy | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Israel | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Ireland | Europe | Western Europe |
| Iraq | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Asia | South Asia |
| Indonesia | Asia | South East Asia |
| India | Asia | South Asia |
| Iceland | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Hungary | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Honduras | Americas | Central America |
| Haiti | Americas | Caribbean |
| Guyana | Americas | South America |
| Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Guatemala | Americas | Central America |
| Grenada | Americas | Caribbean |
| Greece | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Germany | Europe | Western Europe |
| Georgia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Gambia (The) | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| France | Europe | Western Europe |
| Finland | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Fiji | Pacific | Pacific Islands |
| Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Estonia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| El Salvador | Americas | Central America |
| Egypt | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Ecuador | Americas | South America |
| Dominican Republic | Americas | Caribbean |
| Dominica | Americas | Caribbean |
| Djibouti | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Denmark | Europe | Nordic countries |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Asia | East Asia |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Czech Republic | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Cyprus | Europe | Southern Europe |
| Cuba | Americas | Caribbean |
| Croatia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Costa Rica | Americas | Central America |
| Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Africa |
| Colombia | Americas | South America |
| China | Asia | East Asia |
| Chile | Americas | South America |
| Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Canada | Americas | North America |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Cambodia | Asia | South East Asia |
| Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Central Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Bulgaria | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Brunei Darussalam | Asia | South East Asia |
| Brazil | Americas | South America |
| Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Americas | South America |
| Bhutan | Asia | South Asia |
| Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | West Africa |
| Belize | Americas | Central America |
| Belgium | Europe | Western Europe |
| Belarus | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Barbados | Americas | Caribbean |
| Bangladesh | Asia | South Asia |
| Bahrain | Middle East and North Africa | Middle East |
| Bahamas | Americas | Caribbean |
| Azerbaijan | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Austria | Europe | Western Europe |
| Australia | Pacific | Australia and New Zealand |
| Armenia | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |
| Argentina | Americas | South America |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Americas | Caribbean |
| Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southern Africa |
| Andorra | Europe | Western Europe |
| Algeria | Middle East and North Africa | North Africa |
| Albania | Europe | Central and Eastern Europe |