Denmark vs IBRD only: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
IBRD only
26.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
IBRD only rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Denmark
- IBRD only
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 43.6% against 26.3% in IBRD only, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.7 times IBRD only's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 19th and IBRD only ranks 22nd of 193 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 11.7% | 24.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 15.2% | 22.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 21.1% | 17.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 25.5% | 17.1% | 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, Denmark or IBRD only?
- Denmark, at 43.6% against 26.3% in IBRD only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Denmark and IBRD only?
- 17.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and IBRD only?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and IBRD only rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Denmark ranks 19th and IBRD only ranks 22nd 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.