Angola vs Namibia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Angola
41.4%
in 2026
Namibia
42.3%
in 2026
Angola rank
26th
Namibia rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Angola
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3% against 41.4% in Angola, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Angola ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 25.8% | 8.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.2% | 1.7% | Angola |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 43.2% | 8.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Angola or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 42.3% against 41.4% in Angola as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Angola and Namibia?
- 0.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Namibia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Angola and Namibia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Angola ranks 26th and Namibia ranks 23rd of 210 countries.
- 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.