Africa vs Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Namibia
42.3%
in 2026
Africa rank
23rd
Namibia rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Africa
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 23rd of 42 groups.
Namibia 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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.3% 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 Namibia?
- 16.4%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 23rd 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.