Bahamas vs Jordan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bahamas
18.4%
in 2025
Jordan
19.6%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
134th
Jordan rank
131st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bahamas
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 19.6% against 18.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 134th and Jordan ranks 131st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 0.0% | 15.0% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 4.7% | 11.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 13.0% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.5% | 2.7% | 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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 19.6% against 18.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bahamas and Jordan?
- 1.2%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jordan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Jordan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bahamas ranks 134th and Jordan ranks 131st 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.