Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
138th
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.3% against 18.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 8.4% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 12.9% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 13.8% | 3.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.3% against 18.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Burkina Faso ranks 136th 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.