| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Rank | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 2 | Albania | Women: year first MP | 1945 | HDR (2002) | 92 | |
| 3 | Algeria | Women: year first MP | 1962 | HDR (2002) | 106 | |
| 4 | Andorra | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 5 | Angola | Women: year first MP | 1980 | HDR (2002) | 161 | |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Women: year first MP | 1984 | HDR (2002) | 52 | |
| 7 | Argentina | Women: year first MP | 1951 | HDR (2002) | 34 | |
| 8 | Armenia | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 76 | |
| 9 | Australia | Women: year first MP | 1943 | HDR (2002) | 5 | |
| 10 | Austria | Women: year first MP | 1919 | 8 | HDR (2002) | 15 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 88 | |
| 12 | Bahamas | Women: year first MP | 1977 | HDR (2002) | 41 | |
| 13 | Bahrain | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 39 | |
| 14 | Bangladesh | Women: year first MP | 1973 | HDR (2002) | 145 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Women: year first MP | 1966 | HDR (2002) | 31 | |
| 16 | Belarus | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 56 | |
| 17 | Belgium | Women: year first MP | 1921 | 15 | HDR (2002) | 4 |
| 18 | Belize | Women: year first MP | 1984 | HDR (2002) | 58 | |
| 19 | Benin | Women: year first MP | 1979 | HDR (2002) | 158 | |
| 20 | Bhutan | Women: year first MP | 1975 | HDR (2002) | 140 | |
| 21 | Bolivia | Women: year first MP | 1966 | HDR (2002) | 114 | |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 23 | Botswana | Women: year first MP | 1979 | HDR (2002) | 126 | |
| 24 | Brazil | Women: year first MP | 1933 | 20 | HDR (2002) | 73 |
| 25 | Brunei | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 32 | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | Women: year first MP | 1945 | HDR (2002) | 62 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Women: year first MP | 1978 | HDR (2002) | 169 | |
| 28 | Burundi | Women: year first MP | 1982 | HDR (2002) | 171 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | Women: year first MP | 1958 | HDR (2002) | 130 | |
| 30 | Cameroon | Women: year first MP | 1960 | HDR (2002) | 135 | |
| 31 | Canada | Women: year first MP | 1921 | 16 | HDR (2002) | 3 |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Women: year first MP | 1975 | HDR (2002) | 100 | |
| 33 | Central African Republic | Women: year first MP | 1987 | HDR (2002) | 165 | |
| 34 | Chad | Women: year first MP | 1962 | HDR (2002) | 166 | |
| 35 | Chile | Women: year first MP | 1951 | HDR (2002) | 38 | |
| 36 | China | Women: year first MP | 1954 | HDR (2002) | 96 | |
| 37 | Colombia | Women: year first MP | 1954 | HDR (2002) | 68 | |
| 38 | Comoros | Women: year first MP | 1993 | HDR (2002) | 137 | |
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 136 | |
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Women: year first MP | 1970 | HDR (2002) | 155 | |
| 41 | Costa Rica | Women: year first MP | 1953 | HDR (2002) | 43 | |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Women: year first MP | 1965 | HDR (2002) | 156 | |
| 43 | Croatia | Women: year first MP | 1992 | HDR (2002) | 48 | |
| 44 | Cuba | Women: year first MP | 1940 | 25 | HDR (2002) | 55 |
| 45 | Cyprus | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 26 | |
| 46 | Czech Republic | Women: year first MP | 1992 | HDR (2002) | 33 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Women: year first MP | 1918 | 4 | HDR (2002) | 14 |
| 48 | Djibouti | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 149 | |
| 49 | Dominica | Women: year first MP | 1980 | HDR (2002) | 61 | |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Women: year first MP | 1942 | HDR (2002) | 94 | |
| 51 | East Timor | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 52 | Ecuador | Women: year first MP | 1956 | HDR (2002) | 93 | |
| 53 | Egypt | Women: year first MP | 1957 | HDR (2002) | 115 | |
| 54 | El Salvador | Women: year first MP | 1961 | HDR (2002) | 104 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Women: year first MP | 1968 | HDR (2002) | 111 | |
| 56 | Eritrea | Women: year first MP | 1994 | HDR (2002) | 157 | |
| 57 | Estonia | Women: year first MP | 1919 | 9 | HDR (2002) | 42 |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Women: year first MP | 1957 | HDR (2002) | 168 | |
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Women: year first MP | 1970 | HDR (2002) | 72 | |
| 60 | Finland | Women: year first MP | 1907 | 1 | HDR (2002) | 10 |
| 61 | France | Women: year first MP | 1945 | HDR (2002) | 12 | |
| 62 | Gabon | Women: year first MP | 1961 | HDR (2002) | 117 | |
| 63 | Gambia | Women: year first MP | 1982 | HDR (2002) | 160 | |
| 64 | Georgia | Women: year first MP | 1992 | HDR (2002) | 81 | |
| 65 | Germany | Women: year first MP | 1919 | 10 | HDR (2002) | 17 |
| 66 | Ghana | Women: year first MP | 1960 | HDR (2002) | 129 | |
| 67 | Greece | Women: year first MP | 1952 | HDR (2002) | 24 | |
| 68 | Grenada | Women: year first MP | 1976 | HDR (2002) | 83 | |
| 69 | Guatemala | Women: year first MP | 1956 | HDR (2002) | 120 | |
| 70 | Guinea | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 159 | |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Women: year first MP | 1972 | HDR (2002) | 167 | |
| 72 | Guyana | Women: year first MP | 1968 | HDR (2002) | 103 | |
| 73 | Haiti | Women: year first MP | 1961 | HDR (2002) | 146 | |
| 74 | Honduras | Women: year first MP | 1957 | HDR (2002) | 116 | |
| 75 | Hungary | Women: year first MP | 1920 | 13 | HDR (2002) | 35 |
| 76 | Iceland | Women: year first MP | 1922 | 18 | HDR (2002) | 7 |
| 77 | India | Women: year first MP | 1952 | HDR (2002) | 124 | |
| 78 | Indonesia | Women: year first MP | 1950 | HDR (2002) | 110 | |
| 79 | Iran | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 98 | |
| 80 | Iraq | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 81 | Ireland | Women: year first MP | 1918 | 5 | HDR (2002) | 18 |
| 82 | Israel | Women: year first MP | 1949 | HDR (2002) | 22 | |
| 83 | Italy | Women: year first MP | 1946 | HDR (2002) | 20 | |
| 84 | Jamaica | Women: year first MP | 1944 | HDR (2002) | 86 | |
| 85 | Japan | Women: year first MP | 1946 | HDR (2002) | 9 | |
| 86 | Jordan | Women: year first MP | 1989 | HDR (2002) | 99 | |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 79 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Women: year first MP | 1969 | HDR (2002) | 134 | |
| 89 | Kiribati | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 90 | Korea, North | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 91 | Korea, South | Women: year first MP | 1948 | HDR (2002) | 27 | |
| 92 | Kuwait | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 45 | |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 102 | |
| 94 | Laos | Women: year first MP | 1958 | HDR (2002) | 143 | |
| 95 | Latvia | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 53 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Women: year first MP | 1991 | HDR (2002) | 75 | |
| 97 | Lesotho | Women: year first MP | 1965 | HDR (2002) | 132 | |
| 98 | Liberia | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 99 | Libya | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 64 | |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 101 | Lithuania | Women: year first MP | 1920 | 14 | HDR (2002) | 49 |
| 102 | Luxembourg | Women: year first MP | 1919 | 11 | HDR (2002) | 16 |
| 103 | Macedonia | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 65 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | Women: year first MP | 1965 | HDR (2002) | 147 | |
| 105 | Malawi | Women: year first MP | 1964 | HDR (2002) | 163 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | Women: year first MP | 1959 | HDR (2002) | 59 | |
| 107 | Maldives | Women: year first MP | 1979 | HDR (2002) | 84 | |
| 108 | Mali | Women: year first MP | 1964 | HDR (2002) | 164 | |
| 109 | Malta | Women: year first MP | 1966 | HDR (2002) | 30 | |
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 111 | Mauritania | Women: year first MP | 1975 | HDR (2002) | 152 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Women: year first MP | 1976 | HDR (2002) | 67 | |
| 113 | Mexico | Women: year first MP | 1952 | HDR (2002) | 54 | |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 115 | Moldova | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 105 | |
| 116 | Monaco | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 117 | Mongolia | Women: year first MP | 1951 | HDR (2002) | 113 | |
| 118 | Morocco | Women: year first MP | 1993 | HDR (2002) | 123 | |
| 119 | Mozambique | Women: year first MP | 1977 | HDR (2002) | 170 | |
| 120 | Myanmar | Women: year first MP | 1947 | HDR (2002) | 127 | |
| 121 | Namibia | Women: year first MP | 1989 | HDR (2002) | 122 | |
| 122 | Nauru | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 123 | Nepal | Women: year first MP | 1952 | HDR (2002) | 142 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | Women: year first MP | 1918 | 6 | HDR (2002) | 8 |
| 125 | New Zealand | Women: year first MP | 1933 | 21 | HDR (2002) | 19 |
| 126 | Nicaragua | Women: year first MP | 1972 | HDR (2002) | 118 | |
| 127 | Niger | Women: year first MP | 1989 | HDR (2002) | 172 | |
| 128 | Nigeria | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 148 | |
| 129 | Norway | Women: year first MP | 1911 | 2 | HDR (2002) | 1 |
| 130 | Oman | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 78 | |
| 131 | Pakistan | Women: year first MP | 1973 | HDR (2002) | 138 | |
| 132 | Palau | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 133 | Panama | Women: year first MP | 1946 | HDR (2002) | 57 | |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Women: year first MP | 1977 | HDR (2002) | 133 | |
| 135 | Paraguay | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 90 | |
| 136 | Peru | Women: year first MP | 1956 | HDR (2002) | 82 | |
| 137 | Philippines | Women: year first MP | 1941 | HDR (2002) | 77 | |
| 138 | Poland | Women: year first MP | 1919 | 12 | HDR (2002) | 37 |
| 139 | Portugal | Women: year first MP | 1934 | 23 | HDR (2002) | 28 |
| 140 | Qatar | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 51 | |
| 141 | Romania | Women: year first MP | 1946 | HDR (2002) | 63 | |
| 142 | Russia | Women: year first MP | 1993 | HDR (2002) | 60 | |
| 143 | Rwanda | Women: year first MP | 1965 | HDR (2002) | 162 | |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Women: year first MP | 1984 | HDR (2002) | 44 | |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Women: year first MP | 1979 | HDR (2002) | 66 | |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Women: year first MP | 1979 | HDR (2002) | 91 | |
| 147 | Samoa | Women: year first MP | 1976 | HDR (2002) | 101 | |
| 148 | San Marino | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Women: year first MP | 1975 | HDR (2002) | 119 | |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 71 | |
| 151 | Senegal | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 154 | |
| 152 | Seychelles | Women: year first MP | 1976 | HDR (2002) | 47 | |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 173 | |
| 154 | Singapore | Women: year first MP | 1963 | HDR (2002) | 25 | |
| 155 | Slovakia | Women: year first MP | 1992 | HDR (2002) | 36 | |
| 156 | Slovenia | Women: year first MP | 1992 | HDR (2002) | 29 | |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Women: year first MP | 1993 | HDR (2002) | 121 | |
| 158 | Somalia | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 159 | South Africa | Women: year first MP | 1933 | 22 | HDR (2002) | 107 |
| 160 | Spain | Women: year first MP | 1931 | 19 | HDR (2002) | 21 |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Women: year first MP | 1947 | HDR (2002) | 89 | |
| 162 | Sudan | Women: year first MP | 1964 | HDR (2002) | 139 | |
| 163 | Suriname | Women: year first MP | 1975 | HDR (2002) | 74 | |
| 164 | Swaziland | Women: year first MP | 1972 | HDR (2002) | 125 | |
| 165 | Sweden | Women: year first MP | 1921 | 17 | HDR (2002) | 2 |
| 166 | Switzerland | Women: year first MP | 1971 | HDR (2002) | 11 | |
| 167 | Syria | Women: year first MP | 1973 | HDR (2002) | 108 | |
| 168 | Tajikistan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 112 | |
| 169 | Tanzania | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 151 | |
| 170 | Thailand | Women: year first MP | 1948 | HDR (2002) | 70 | |
| 171 | Togo | Women: year first MP | 1961 | HDR (2002) | 141 | |
| 172 | Tonga | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Women: year first MP | 1962 | HDR (2002) | 50 | |
| 174 | Tunisia | Women: year first MP | 1959 | HDR (2002) | 97 | |
| 175 | Turkey | Women: year first MP | 1935 | 24 | HDR (2002) | 85 |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 87 | |
| 177 | Tuvalu | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 178 | Uganda | Women: year first MP | 1962 | HDR (2002) | 150 | |
| 179 | Ukraine | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 80 | |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | 46 | |
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Women: year first MP | 1918 | 7 | HDR (2002) | 13 |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Women: year first MP | 1917 | 3 | HDR (2002) | 6 |
| 183 | Uruguay | Women: year first MP | 1942 | HDR (2002) | 40 | |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 95 | |
| 185 | Vanuatu | Women: year first MP | 1987 | HDR (2002) | 131 | |
| 186 | Vatican | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 187 | Venezuela | Women: year first MP | 1948 | HDR (2002) | 69 | |
| 188 | Vietnam | Women: year first MP | 1976 | HDR (2002) | 109 | |
| 189 | Yemen | Women: year first MP | 1990 | HDR (2002) | 144 | |
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Women: year first MP | na | HDR (2002) | na | |
| 191 | Zambia | Women: year first MP | 1964 | HDR (2002) | 153 | |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Women: year first MP | 1980 | HDR (2002) | 128 | |
| 193 | World | Women: year first MP | na | na | 193 |