Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
16.4%
in 2025
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Portugal rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.7% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 13.0% | 9.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 23.0% | 13.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 32.5% | 15.9% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 36.9% | 19.4% | 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 35.7% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 19.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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.