Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cape Verde
44.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cape Verde
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 44.4% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.6% | 0.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 15.2% | 1.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 22.5% | 0.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 26.3% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cape Verde, at 44.4% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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.