How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Netherlands?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Cape Verde vs Netherlands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Cape Verde

44.4%

in 2025

Netherlands

43.3%

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

17th

Netherlands rank

20th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Cape Verde
Netherlands

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 44.4% against 43.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 193 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.1%	34.4%	23.3%	Netherlands
2000s	13.6%	37.5%	23.9%	Netherlands
2010s	21.7%	37.5%	15.9%	Netherlands
2020s	38.0%	39.2%	1.3%	Netherlands

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 Netherlands?: Cape Verde, at 44.4% against 43.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cape Verde and Netherlands?: 1.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Netherlands?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Cape Verde ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 20th 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.