IDA blend vs Portugal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
IDA blend
20.5%
in 2025
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
IDA blend rank
40th
Portugal rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- IDA blend
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.7% against 20.5% in IDA blend, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times IDA blend's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
IDA blend ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 13.0% | 6.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 32.5% | 16.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 36.9% | 16.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, IDA blend or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.7% against 20.5% in IDA blend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between IDA blend and Portugal?
- 15.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do IDA blend and Portugal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- IDA blend ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
- 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.