Denmark vs Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
Namibia rank
21st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Denmark
- Namibia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 43.6% against 42.3% in Namibia, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 22.2% | 13.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 26.2% | 11.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 34.5% | 3.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 43.1% | 0.6% | 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, Denmark or Namibia?
- Denmark, at 43.6% against 42.3% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Denmark and Namibia?
- 1.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Namibia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 21st 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.