Germany vs Italy: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Germany
32.4%
in 2025
Italy
32.8%
in 2025
Germany rank
60th
Italy rank
59th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.8% against 32.4% in Germany, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 60th and Italy ranks 59th of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 11.1% | 16.7% | Germany |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 14.2% | 17.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 29.1% | 4.5% | Germany |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.5% | 0.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 32.8% against 32.4% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Germany and Italy?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Germany ranks 60th and Italy ranks 59th 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.