Brazil vs Comoros: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Comoros
18.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
138th
Comoros rank
137th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 18.2% against 18.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Comoros ranks 137th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Comoros in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 0.0% | 6.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 2.5% | 6.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 3.9% | 6.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.9% | 0.1% | Comoros |
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 Comoros?
- Comoros, at 18.2% 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 Comoros?
- 0.1%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Comoros?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Comoros rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Comoros ranks 137th 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.