Germany vs Singapore: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Germany
32.4%
in 2025
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
Germany rank
60th
Singapore rank
62nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Germany
- Singapore
How they compare
Germany currently reports 32.4% against 32.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 62nd of 193 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 4.6% | 23.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 16.9% | 15.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 23.6% | 10.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 29.9% | 4.1% | 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 Singapore?
- Germany, at 32.4% against 32.3% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Germany and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Singapore?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Singapore rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Germany ranks 60th and Singapore ranks 62nd 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.