Netherlands vs Spain: Share of women in parliament
Netherlands
42.7%
in 2025
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
18th
Spain rank
16th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.3% against 42.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 4.5% | 0.3% | 4.2% | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 7.8% | 0.3% | 7.5% | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 9.2% | 0.6% | 8.6% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 2.5% | 7.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 7.3% | 10.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 17.8% | 10.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 33.0% | 3.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 38.9% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 43.8% | 4.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.3% against 42.7% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Netherlands and Spain?
- 1.6%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Netherlands ranks 18th 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.