Benin vs Djibouti: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Benin
26.6%
in 2025
Djibouti
26.2%
in 2025
Benin rank
93rd
Djibouti rank
96th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Benin
- Djibouti
How they compare
Benin currently reports 26.6% against 26.2% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 93rd and Djibouti ranks 96th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Djibouti in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 6.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 15.6% | 7.5% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 26.2% | 9.0% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Benin or Djibouti?
- Benin, at 26.6% against 26.2% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Benin and Djibouti?
- 0.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Djibouti?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Djibouti rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Benin ranks 93rd and Djibouti ranks 96th 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.