Cabo Verde vs Southern Europe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cabo Verde
45.8%
in 2026
Southern Europe
34.5%
in 2026
Cabo Verde rank
11th
Southern Europe rank
8th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cabo Verde
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Cabo Verde currently reports 45.8% against 34.5% in Southern Europe, a difference of 11.3%.
That makes Cabo Verde's figure about 1.3 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cabo Verde ahead.
Cabo Verde ranks 11th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cabo Verde averaged higher in 1 and Southern Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cabo Verde | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 16.4% | 3.1% | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 27.5% | 6.4% | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 34.2% | 3.1% | Cabo Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cabo Verde or Southern Europe?
- Cabo Verde, at 45.8% against 34.5% in Southern Europe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cabo Verde and Southern Europe?
- 11.3%, with Cabo Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Southern Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Cabo Verde and Southern Europe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cabo Verde ranks 11th and Southern Europe ranks 8th 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.