Belgium vs United Kingdom: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Belgium
41.3%
in 2025
United Kingdom
40.5%
in 2025
Belgium rank
23rd
United Kingdom rank
26th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 41.3% against 40.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Belgium ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 2.9% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 18.9% | 13.3% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 27.0% | 12.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 36.3% | 5.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belgium or United Kingdom?
- Belgium, at 41.3% against 40.5% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 0.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Belgium ranks 23rd and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.