Italy vs Singapore: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Italy
32.8%
in 2025
Singapore
32.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
59th
Singapore rank
62nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Italy
- Singapore
How they compare
Italy currently reports 32.8% against 32.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 59th and Singapore ranks 62nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 4.6% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 16.9% | 2.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 23.6% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.9% | 3.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Italy or Singapore?
- Italy, at 32.8% against 32.3% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Italy and Singapore?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Italy ranks 59th 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.