Bahamas vs Burkina Faso: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bahamas
17.9%
in 2026
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2026
Bahamas rank
148th
Burkina Faso rank
146th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bahamas
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.3% against 17.9% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 146th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 11.4% | 5.6% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 13.9% | 1.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 13.8% | 2.7% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bahamas or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.3% against 17.9% in Bahamas as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bahamas and Burkina Faso?
- 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Burkina Faso?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Bahamas and Burkina Faso rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bahamas ranks 148th and Burkina Faso ranks 146th 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.