Barbados vs Benin: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2026
Benin
26.6%
in 2026
Barbados rank
98th
Benin rank
99th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- Benin
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and Benin ranks 99th of 210 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 7.5% | 4.1% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 8.4% | 5.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 15.8% | 8.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Barbados or Benin?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.6% in Benin as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and Benin?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Benin?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Barbados and Benin rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Benin ranks 99th 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.