Africa vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
43.3%
in 2026
Africa rank
23rd
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
20th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Africa
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
How they compare
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 43.3% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 23rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 20th of 42 groups.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 43.3% 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 17.4%, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 23rd and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 20th 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.