Caribbean vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
43.3%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
20th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
21st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Caribbean
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 43.3% in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
Caribbean ranks 20th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 21st of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 37.2% | 12.1% | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 38.1% | 5.7% | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 38.5% | 2.4% | Caribbean |
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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 43.3% in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 0.2%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 21st 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.