Bolivia vs OECD members: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Bolivia
50.8%
in 2025
OECD members
33.4%
in 2025
Bolivia rank
4th
OECD members rank
5th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Bolivia
- OECD members
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 50.8% against 33.4% in OECD members, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was OECD members ahead.
Bolivia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 17.3% | 5.8% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 20.4% | 3.5% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 32.7% | 14.3% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bolivia or OECD members?
- Bolivia, at 50.8% against 33.4% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bolivia and OECD members?
- 17.4%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and OECD members?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and OECD members rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bolivia ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 5th 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.