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Brazil vs South Africa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Brazil's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 18.13, compared to South Africa's 44.86. That makes Brazil's value 59.6% lower than South Africa's.

Brazil

Rank #133 of 184 globally

Brazil trend
Latest (2025)
18.13
Year-over-year
+3.3%
10-year change
+82.4%
Peak
18.13 (2025)
Trough
8.58 (2010)

South Africa

Rank #16 of 184 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2025)
44.86
Year-over-year
+0.4%
10-year change
+6.8%
Peak
46.75 (2020)
Trough
32.75 (2006)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SG.GEN.PARL.ZS), CC BY 4.0.