Belgium vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Peru rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.5% against 41.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 10.8% | 5.4% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 23.0% | 9.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 25.0% | 14.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 37.5% | 4.4% | 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 41.5% 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 Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Peru ranks 23rd 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.