Belgium vs Senegal: Share of women in parliament
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
Senegal
41.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
Senegal rank
25th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Belgium
- Senegal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 41.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 25th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.8% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 0.9% | 3.4% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.6% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 10.0% | 2.9% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 19.3% | 12.8% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 38.5% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 43.2% | 1.3% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belgium or Senegal?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 41.2% in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belgium and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Senegal?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Senegal rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 25th 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.