<p>➀ Only four countries (Andorra, Mexico, Bolivia, UAE) have near 50-50 gender balance in their lower parliamentary houses, while Rwanda, Cuba, and Nicaragua have higher female representation;</p><p>➁ Europe shows disparities: Sweden, Finland, and Iceland lead with ~45% women MPs, while Hungary (15.2%) and Bulgaria (21.3%) lag;</p><p>➂ Globally, Nigeria (4.2%), Japan (15.7%), and India (13.8%) struggle with low female parliamentary participation, though India plans to increase representation to 33% post-2030 census.</p>