Bahrain vs Bangladesh: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bahrain
20.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
125th
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 125th and Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 19.9% | 10.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 20.9% | 3.4% | 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, Bahrain or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.0% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 0.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Bangladesh rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bahrain ranks 125th 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.