Namibia vs Peru: Share of women in parliament
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Namibia rank
21st
Peru rank
23rd
Share of women in parliament 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 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 10.8% | 11.4% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.0% | 3.3% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 25.3% | 9.2% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 37.5% | 5.7% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Namibia or Peru?
- Namibia, at 42.3% against 41.5% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament 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 1997 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Peru rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Namibia ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd 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.