Belgium vs Low & middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Low & middle income
25.6%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 25.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 11.8% | 6.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 14.8% | 17.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 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 Low & middle income?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 25.6% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and Low & middle income?
- 15.7%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Low & middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Low & middle income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th 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.