Afghanistan vs Barbados: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2022
Barbados
26.7%
in 2026
Afghanistan rank
96th
Barbados rank
98th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Afghanistan
- Barbados
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 96th and Barbados ranks 98th of 210 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 11.7% | 15.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 13.7% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 20.0% | 7.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Afghanistan or Barbados?
- Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Barbados rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Afghanistan ranks 96th and Barbados ranks 98th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.