Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Botswana
9.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2025
Botswana rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8% against 9.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 5.3% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 5.1% | 7.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.6% | 3.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8% against 9.0% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Botswana ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd 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.