Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belize or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 12.8% against 12.5% in Belize as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belize and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

0.3%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of women in parliament

Belize

12.5%

in 2025

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

12.8%

in 2025

Belize rank

162nd

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

161st

Share of women in parliament over time

Belize
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 12.8% against 12.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Belize ranks 162nd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 161st of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.9%	9.6%	5.7%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	4.9%	9.2%	4.3%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	13.1%	12.8%	0.2%	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belize or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 12.8% against 12.5% in Belize as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belize and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.3%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Belize and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Belize ranks 162nd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 161st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.