Burundi vs IDA total: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
IDA total
23.7%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
IDA total rank
33rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Burundi
- IDA total
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 39.6% against 23.7% in IDA total, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.7 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 7.7% | 4.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 14.0% | 12.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 19.5% | 14.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 23.1% | 15.4% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Burundi or IDA total?
- Burundi, at 39.6% against 23.7% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burundi and IDA total?
- 15.9%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and IDA total?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and IDA total rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th and IDA total ranks 33rd 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.