Barbados vs Montenegro: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
Montenegro
27.2%
in 2025
Barbados rank
92nd
Montenegro rank
89th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 27.2% against 26.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 92nd and Montenegro ranks 89th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.5% | 1.2% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 19.0% | 3.7% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.9% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 27.2% against 26.7% in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and Montenegro?
- 0.5%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Montenegro?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Montenegro rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 92nd and Montenegro ranks 89th 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.