Namibia vs Peru: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Namibia
42.3%
in 2026
Peru
41.5%
in 2026
Namibia rank
23rd
Peru rank
25th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Namibia
- Peru
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.3% against 41.5% in Peru, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 25th of 210 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.0% | 4.8% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 25.0% | 9.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 36.6% | 6.6% | 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, Namibia or Peru?
- Namibia, at 42.3% against 41.5% in Peru as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Namibia and Peru?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Peru?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Namibia and Peru rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Namibia ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 25th 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.