Belgium vs Peru: Share of women in parliament
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Peru
41.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Peru rank
22nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Belgium
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 41.5% against 41.3% in Belgium, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.8% | 3.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 21.7% | 10.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 25.2% | 13.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 37.3% | 4.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belgium or Peru?
- Peru, at 41.5% against 41.3% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belgium and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Peru?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Peru rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Peru ranks 22nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.