Spain vs World: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
World
27.2%
in 2025
Spain rank
18th
World rank
15th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Spain
- World
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 27.2% in World, a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 18th and World ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 12.8% | 10.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 16.3% | 16.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 22.2% | 16.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 26.5% | 17.3% | 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, Spain or World?
- Spain, at 44.3% against 27.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Spain and World?
- 17.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Spain and World rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Spain ranks 18th and World ranks 15th 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.