Portugal vs Serbia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Serbia
37.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
43rd
Serbia rank
40th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 37.2% against 35.7% in Portugal, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 43rd and Serbia ranks 40th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 18.9% | 7.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 31.8% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 37.4% | 0.5% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Portugal or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 37.2% against 35.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Portugal and Serbia?
- 1.5%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Portugal ranks 43rd and Serbia ranks 40th 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.