Namibia vs Spain: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Namibia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 42.3% in Namibia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Spain ahead.
Namibia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 23.7% | 1.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 33.1% | 7.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 38.6% | 4.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 43.9% | 0.7% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 44.3% 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 Spain?
- 2.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Spain?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Spain rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Namibia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th 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.