Denmark vs Spain: Share of women in parliament
Denmark
43.6%
in 2025
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 43.6% in Denmark, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9% | 23.7% | 12.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 33.6% | 4.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 38.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 43.9% | 1.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Denmark or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.3% against 43.6% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.