Burundi vs North Macedonia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
North Macedonia
39.2%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
North Macedonia rank
33rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Burundi
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 39.6% against 39.2% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 30th and North Macedonia ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and North Macedonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 5.4% | 3.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 20.9% | 2.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 34.5% | 0.9% | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 40.6% | 2.1% | North Macedonia |
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 North Macedonia?
- Burundi, at 39.6% against 39.2% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burundi and North Macedonia?
- 0.4%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and North Macedonia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and North Macedonia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th and North Macedonia 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.