Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Azerbaijan
20.8%
in 2026
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
134th
Bangladesh rank
131st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 134th and Bangladesh ranks 131st of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Bangladesh in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 5.0% | 5.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 18.4% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 20.9% | 2.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Azerbaijan ranks 134th and Bangladesh ranks 131st 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.