Namibia vs Netherlands: Share of women in parliament
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
42.7%
in 2025
Namibia rank
19th
Netherlands rank
18th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Namibia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 42.7% against 42.3% in Namibia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Netherlands ahead.
Namibia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 6.2% | 6.2% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 7.8% | 7.8% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 9.2% | 9.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 10.2% | 10.2% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 17.8% | 17.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 28.2% | 13.9% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 36.8% | 10.9% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 37.2% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 39.2% | 5.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Namibia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 42.7% against 42.3% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Namibia and Netherlands?
- 0.4%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Netherlands?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Netherlands rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Namibia ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 18th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.