How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?

24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Azerbaijan

20.8%

in 2025

Bangladesh

20.9%

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

123rd

Bangladesh rank

122nd

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Azerbaijan
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.0%	9.1%	2.9%	Azerbaijan
2000s	11.2%	8.7%	2.5%	Azerbaijan
2010s	16.3%	19.9%	3.5%	Bangladesh
2020s	18.1%	20.9%	2.7%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?: 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.