What do Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Iraq beat America at? Having women in congress or parliament, according to the World Bank . In fact, with only 18% of Congress made up of women, America is 91st in the world. Here are 27 countries ahead of the U.S.
Rwanda
56% of Rwanda's legislative body is female – making them #1 in the world.
Source: unmultimedia.org / via: UN Photo/Mark Garten
Iraq
Iraq: 25% of parliament is female, making them #47.
Source: unmultimedia.org / via: UN Photo/Pernaca Sudhakaran
Cuba
Cuba: 45%; #3 overall.
Source: commons.wikimedia.org / via: Antônio Milena/ABr - Wikimedia Commons
Denmark
Denmark (whose Queen Margrethe II is shown here with Ban Ki-moon) is #13 in the world, with 39% representation.
Source: unmultimedia.org / via: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe