Bulgaria vs Iraq: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Iraq
25.5%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
101st
Iraq rank
98th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bulgaria
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 25.5% against 25.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Iraq ranks 98th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 6.4% | 4.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 17.8% | 3.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 25.5% | 3.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 27.9% | 3.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bulgaria or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 25.5% against 25.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 0.5%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iraq?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Iraq rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Iraq ranks 98th 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.