Barbados vs China: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
China
26.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
92nd
China rank
94th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- China
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.5% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was China ahead.
Barbados ranks 92nd and China ranks 94th of 193 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 21.8% | 11.1% | China |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 21.0% | 9.1% | China |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 23.2% | 7.9% | China |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 25.7% | 1.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Barbados or China?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and China?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and China?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and China rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 92nd and China ranks 94th 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.