Burkina Faso vs Mauritius: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Mauritius
17.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Mauritius rank
139th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritius
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.3% against 17.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Mauritius ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 11.4% | 0.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 15.7% | 2.8% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 19.6% | 5.7% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Burkina Faso or Mauritius?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.3% against 17.9% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritius?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritius rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Mauritius ranks 139th 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.