Latvia vs Poland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Latvia
31.0%
in 2025
Poland
31.3%
in 2025
Latvia rank
72nd
Poland rank
69th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Poland ahead.
Latvia ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 69th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 13.0% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 0.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 25.5% | 3.5% | Poland |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.2% | 1.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Latvia or Poland?
- Poland, at 31.3% against 31.0% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.3%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Latvia ranks 72nd and Poland ranks 69th 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.