Botswana vs Gambia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Botswana
9.0%
in 2025
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Botswana rank
174th
Gambia rank
175th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.0% against 8.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 174th and Gambia ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 2.0% | 6.5% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 8.9% | 4.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 1.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 9.0% against 8.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Botswana ranks 174th and Gambia ranks 175th 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.