Cape Verde vs Denmark: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cape Verde
44.4%
in 2025
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
17th
Denmark rank
19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cape Verde
- Denmark
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 44.4% against 43.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Denmark ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 35.9% | 24.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 37.7% | 23.8% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 38.3% | 16.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 42.6% | 4.6% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cape Verde or Denmark?
- Cape Verde, at 44.4% against 43.6% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 0.8%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Denmark rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th and Denmark ranks 19th 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.