Belgium vs Middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Middle income
25.8%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Middle income rank
24th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Middle income
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 25.8% in Middle income, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 12.1% | 5.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 14.7% | 17.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 21.1% | 17.8% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 25.1% | 16.8% | 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 Middle income?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 25.8% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and Middle income?
- 15.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Middle income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 24th 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.