Portugal vs Slovenia: Share of women in parliament
Portugal
35.7%
in 2025
Slovenia
35.6%
in 2025
Portugal rank
41st
Slovenia rank
42nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Portugal
- Slovenia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 35.7% against 35.6% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Slovenia ahead.
Portugal ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 42nd of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Slovenia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 11.4% | 8.8% | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 16.6% | 12.0% | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 17.7% | 10.6% | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 2.4% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 12.4% | 9.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 31.0% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 33.7% | 3.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Portugal or Slovenia?
- Portugal, at 35.7% against 35.6% in Slovenia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Portugal and Slovenia?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovenia?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Slovenia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Portugal ranks 41st and Slovenia ranks 42nd 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.