Burundi vs Other small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
Other small states
24.4%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
Other small states rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Burundi
- Other small states
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 39.6% against 24.4% in Other small states, a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Other small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 0.2% | Other small states |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 14.0% | 9.8% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 18.5% | 15.0% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 23.7% | 14.8% | 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 Other small states?
- Burundi, at 39.6% against 24.4% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burundi and Other small states?
- 15.2%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Other small states?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Other small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th and Other small states ranks 32nd 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.