Barbados vs Seychelles: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
Seychelles
26.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
92nd
Seychelles rank
95th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Seychelles ahead.
Barbados ranks 92nd and Seychelles ranks 95th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 24.8% | 14.1% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 26.5% | 14.6% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 32.7% | 17.4% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 23.3% | 1.1% | Barbados |
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 Seychelles?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.5% in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 92nd and Seychelles ranks 95th 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.