Burundi vs Low income: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
Low income
24.8%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
Low income rank
29th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Burundi
- Low income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 39.6% against 24.8% in Low income, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 30th and Low income ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 1.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 15.2% | 8.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 20.7% | 12.9% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 24.1% | 14.3% | 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 Low income?
- Burundi, at 39.6% against 24.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burundi and Low income?
- 14.8%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Low income?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Low income rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th and Low income ranks 29th 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.