Portugal vs East Timor: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
East Timor
35.4%
in 2025
Portugal rank
43rd
East Timor rank
46th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Portugal
- East Timor
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.7% against 35.4% in East Timor, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.
Portugal ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 46th of 193 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 27.0% | 4.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 35.8% | 3.3% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 37.4% | 0.6% | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- Portugal, at 35.7% against 35.4% in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Portugal and East Timor?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and East Timor?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and East Timor rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Portugal ranks 43rd and East Timor ranks 46th 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.