Belgium vs Early-demographic dividend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend
25.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Early-demographic dividend rank
25th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Early-demographic dividend
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 25.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Early-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 8.7% | 7.6% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 12.7% | 19.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 20.8% | 18.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 24.9% | 17.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Belgium or Early-demographic dividend?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 25.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and Early-demographic dividend?
- 15.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Early-demographic dividend?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th 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.