Portugal vs Serbia: Share of women in parliament
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Serbia
37.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
41st
Serbia rank
38th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 37.2% against 35.7% in Portugal, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Serbia ahead.
Portugal ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 38th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 5.0% | 3.3% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 11.4% | 8.8% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 16.6% | 12.0% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 19.5% | 12.4% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 11.7% | 10.4% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.9% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 37.2% | 0.3% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Portugal or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 37.2% against 35.7% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Portugal and Serbia?
- 1.5%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Portugal ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 38th 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.