Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau, 1997–2024
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 9.8% for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 14.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.0% | — |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +78.5% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +40.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -70 % change on previous year (1991)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 11.75 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.29 million current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1993)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Guinea-Bissau was 9.8% in 2024, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.