Caribbean Small States vs Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean Small States
26.0%
in 2025
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Caribbean Small States rank
23rd
Namibia rank
21st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3% against 26.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 22.2% | 10.2% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 26.2% | 8.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 34.5% | 14.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 43.1% | 17.2% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Caribbean Small States or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.3% against 26.0% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean Small States and Namibia?
- 16.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Namibia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- 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.