Bhutan vs Nigeria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bhutan
4.3%
in 2025
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
183rd
Nigeria rank
184th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bhutan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.3% against 4.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.3% | 2.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.9% | 3.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 4.4% | 8.1% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bhutan or Nigeria?
- Bhutan, at 4.3% against 4.2% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bhutan and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 184th 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.