Middle income vs Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Middle income
25.8%
in 2025
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Middle income rank
24th
Namibia rank
21st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Middle income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3% against 25.8% in Middle income, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Middle income's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 22.2% | 10.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 26.1% | 11.4% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 34.5% | 13.4% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 43.1% | 18.0% | Namibia |
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 income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.3% against 25.8% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Middle income and Namibia?
- 16.5%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Namibia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Middle income ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 21st 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.