Netherlands vs Spain: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Netherlands
43.3%
in 2025
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Spain rank
18th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 43.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 23.7% | 10.8% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 38.7% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 43.9% | 4.7% | 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, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.3% against 43.3% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Netherlands and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Netherlands ranks 20th 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.