What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?

0.02 ratio, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?

6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.3 ratio

in 2026

Namibia

0.32 ratio

in 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

62nd

Namibia rank

61st

Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.32 ratio against 0.3 ratio in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.02 ratio.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2021 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 71 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament, Democratic Republic of Congo or Namibia?: Namibia, at 0.32 ratio against 0.3 ratio in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2026.
What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?: 0.02 ratio, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Unit: ratio
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 71 places, 424 data points, 2021–2026
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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), Upper Chamber.