Belgium vs Ethiopia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia
41.9%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 41.9% against 41.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 2.0% | 14.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 14.8% | 17.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 33.3% | 5.7% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.2% | 0.7% | 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 41.9% against 41.3% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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.