Denmark vs Netherlands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Netherlands
43.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
Netherlands rank
20th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 43.6% against 43.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 34.4% | 1.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 37.7% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.5% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 39.2% | 3.3% | 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 Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 43.6% against 43.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Denmark ranks 19th 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.