Caribbean vs Denmark: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Denmark
44.1%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
20th
Denmark rank
18th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Caribbean
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 44.1% against 43.5% in Caribbean, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Caribbean ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 18th of 212 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 37.7% | 12.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 38.1% | 5.7% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 42.2% | 1.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Caribbean or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 44.1% against 43.5% in Caribbean as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Denmark?
- 0.6%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Denmark?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Denmark rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and Denmark ranks 18th of 212 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.