Barbados vs China: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2026
China
26.5%
in 2026
Barbados rank
98th
China rank
100th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- China
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.5% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and China ranks 100th of 210 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 21.0% | 9.4% | China |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 22.9% | 8.5% | China |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 25.6% | 1.8% | China |
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 China?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.5% in China as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and China?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and China?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Barbados and China rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 98th and China ranks 100th 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.