Austria vs Portugal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Austria
35.5%
in 2025
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
45th
Portugal rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.7% against 35.5% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 13.0% | 13.2% | Austria |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 22.3% | 8.3% | Austria |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 32.5% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 36.9% | 2.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Austria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.7% against 35.5% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Austria ranks 45th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.