Djibouti vs Iraq: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Djibouti
26.2%
in 2025
Iraq
25.5%
in 2025
Djibouti rank
96th
Iraq rank
98th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Djibouti
- Iraq
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 26.2% against 25.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Iraq ahead.
Djibouti ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 98th of 193 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 6.4% | 6.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 17.8% | 10.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 25.5% | 10.0% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 27.9% | 1.8% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Djibouti or Iraq?
- Djibouti, at 26.2% against 25.5% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Djibouti and Iraq?
- 0.7%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Iraq rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Djibouti ranks 96th and Iraq ranks 98th 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.