Africa vs Namibia: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Africa
0.5%
in 2026
Namibia
0.8%
in 2026
Africa rank
22nd
Namibia rank
24th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Africa
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.6 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 24th of 37 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of), Africa or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Africa and Namibia?
- 0.3%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Namibia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Namibia rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Africa ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 24th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.