Mozambique vs Switzerland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Mozambique
38.3%
in 2025
Switzerland
39.0%
in 2025
Mozambique rank
37th
Switzerland rank
35th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Mozambique
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39.0% against 38.3% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 21.0% | 4.2% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 25.5% | 7.8% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 32.0% | 7.6% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.2% | 1.1% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Mozambique or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39.0% against 38.3% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Mozambique and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Mozambique and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Mozambique ranks 37th and Switzerland ranks 35th 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.