Brazil vs Pakistan: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Pakistan
17.0%
in 2025
Brazil rank
138th
Pakistan rank
141st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Pakistan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.1% against 17.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Pakistan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.3% | 4.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 21.6% | 13.1% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 21.1% | 10.6% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 19.2% | 2.4% | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Brazil, at 18.1% against 17.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brazil and Pakistan?
- 1.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pakistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Pakistan rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Pakistan ranks 141st 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.