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

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

In , Germany's Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) was 32.38, compared to South Africa's 44.86. That makes Germany's value 27.8% lower than South Africa's.

Germany

Rank #59 of 184 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2025)
32.38
Year-over-year
-8.3%
10-year change
-11.2%
Peak
36.45 (2013)
Trough
30.75 (2017)

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.