Africa vs Spain: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Spain
44.0%
in 2026
Africa rank
22nd
Spain rank
19th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Africa
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.0% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 41 groups.
Spain 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 44.0% 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 Spain?
- 18.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Spain?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Spain rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 41 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.