Barbados vs Seychelles: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Barbados
26.7%
in 2026
Seychelles
26.5%
in 2026
Barbados rank
98th
Seychelles rank
101st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Barbados
- Seychelles
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.5% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Seychelles ahead.
Barbados ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 101st of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 26.5% | 14.9% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 32.9% | 18.6% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.6% | 0.2% | 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 Seychelles?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.5% in Seychelles as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Seychelles?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Barbados and Seychelles rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 101st 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.