Belize vs Brunei: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Belize
12.5%
in 2025
Brunei
11.4%
in 2025
Belize rank
162nd
Brunei rank
164th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Belize
- Brunei
How they compare
Belize currently reports 12.5% against 11.4% in Brunei, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Brunei ahead.
Belize ranks 162nd and Brunei ranks 164th of 193 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Brunei in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Brunei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 8.4% | 0.6% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 2.7% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Belize or Brunei?
- Belize, at 12.5% against 11.4% in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belize and Brunei?
- 1.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Brunei?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Brunei rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belize ranks 162nd and Brunei ranks 164th 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.