Bahamas vs Burkina Faso: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bahamas
18.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
134th
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bahamas
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 18.4% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 134th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 8.4% | 6.6% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.1% | 4.2% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.9% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 13.8% | 3.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bahamas or Burkina Faso?
- Bahamas, at 18.4% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bahamas and Burkina Faso?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Burkina Faso?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Burkina Faso rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bahamas ranks 134th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.