Namibia vs Netherlands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
43.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
21st
Netherlands rank
20th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Namibia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 43.3% against 42.3% in Namibia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.
Namibia ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 34.4% | 12.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 37.5% | 11.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 37.4% | 2.9% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 39.2% | 3.9% | 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, Namibia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 43.3% against 42.3% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Namibia and Netherlands?
- 1.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Namibia ranks 21st and Netherlands ranks 20th 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.