How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Belgium vs IDA & IBRD total: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Belgium

41.3%

in 2025

IDA & IBRD total

25.3%

in 2025

Belgium rank

24th

IDA & IBRD total rank

27th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Belgium
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 25.3% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 24th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.2%	10.2%	6.0%	Belgium
2000s	31.8%	14.3%	17.5%	Belgium
2010s	38.9%	20.4%	18.5%	Belgium
2020s	41.9%	24.5%	17.4%	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 IDA & IBRD total?: Belgium, at 41.3% against 25.3% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?: 16.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA & IBRD total?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Belgium and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Belgium ranks 24th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.