Africa vs Angola: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Angola
41.4%
in 2026
Africa rank
23rd
Angola rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Africa
- Angola
How they compare
Angola currently reports 41.4% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.6 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Angola has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 26th of 42 groups.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Africa or Angola?
- Angola, at 41.4% against 25.9% in Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Africa and Angola?
- 15.5%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Angola?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Angola rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 23rd and Angola ranks 26th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.