Netherlands vs Upper middle income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Netherlands
43.3%
in 2025
Upper middle income
27.0%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Netherlands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 43.3% against 27.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 14.9% | 21.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 16.3% | 21.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 22.4% | 15.1% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 26.3% | 12.9% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Netherlands, at 43.3% against 27.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 16.3%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Upper middle income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Upper middle income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Netherlands ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 19th 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.