Netherlands vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Netherlands
43.3%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Peru rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Netherlands
- Peru
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 43.3% against 41.5% in Peru, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Peru ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 10.8% | 23.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 23.0% | 14.7% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 25.0% | 12.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Netherlands or Peru?
- Netherlands, at 43.3% against 41.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Netherlands and Peru?
- 1.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Peru?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and Peru ranks 23rd 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.