Cape Verde vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cape Verde
44.4%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
27.4%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
14th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cape Verde
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 44.4% against 27.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 5.5% | 5.6% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 10.6% | 3.3% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 19.2% | 2.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 26.4% | 11.6% | Cape Verde |
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Cape Verde, at 44.4% against 27.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cape Verde and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 17.0%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.