What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?

1.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?

10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.

Brunei vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)

Brunei

11.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

12.8%

in 2025

Brunei rank

164th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

161st

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time

Brunei
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.8% against 11.4% in Brunei, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Brunei ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st of 193 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.4%	9.2%	0.8%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	10.4%	12.8%	2.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Brunei or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.8% against 11.4% in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 1.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Brunei ranks 164th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 161st 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.