Serbia vs Small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Serbia
37.2%
in 2025
Small states
21.5%
in 2025
Serbia rank
40th
Small states rank
38th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Serbia
- Small states
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 37.2% against 21.5% in Small states, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Small states ahead.
Serbia ranks 40th and Small states ranks 38th of 193 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.5% | 5.4% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 16.1% | 15.8% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 21.0% | 16.4% | 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, Serbia or Small states?
- Serbia, at 37.2% against 21.5% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Serbia and Small states?
- 15.7%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Small states?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and Small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Serbia ranks 40th and Small states ranks 38th 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.