Burundi vs United Kingdom: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
40.5%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
United Kingdom rank
28th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Burundi
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 40.5% against 39.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Burundi ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 18.3% | 9.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 23.8% | 18.8% | 5.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 26.7% | 6.9% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 36.4% | 2.1% | 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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 40.5% against 39.6% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Burundi and United Kingdom?
- 0.9%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United Kingdom?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burundi ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 28th 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.