Bulgaria vs Palau: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Palau
25.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
101st
Palau rank
101st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bulgaria
- Palau
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.0% against 25.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Palau ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 0.0% | 10.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 0.0% | 22.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 5.0% | 17.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% | Bulgaria |
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 Palau?
- Bulgaria, at 25.0% against 25.0% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bulgaria and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palau?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Palau rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Palau ranks 101st 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.