Belgium vs Senegal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Senegal
41.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
24th
Senegal rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belgium
- Senegal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 41.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 12.0% | 4.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 19.1% | 12.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 38.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 43.1% | 1.2% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 41.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belgium and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Senegal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Senegal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belgium ranks 24th and Senegal 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.