Namibia vs Spain: Share of women in parliament
Namibia
42.3%
in 2025
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Namibia rank
19th
Spain rank
16th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Namibia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 42.3% in Namibia, a difference of 2.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Spain ahead.
Namibia ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 7.9% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 17.8% | 3.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 33.0% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 38.9% | 3.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 43.8% | 1.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Namibia or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.3% against 42.3% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Namibia and Spain?
- 2.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Spain?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Spain rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Namibia ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th 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.