Barbados vs Benin: Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments
Barbados
26.67
in 2024
Benin
26.61
in 2024
Barbados rank
89th
Benin rank
90th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments over time
- Barbados
- Benin
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.67 against 26.61 in Benin, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 89th and Benin ranks 90th of 190 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.71 | 6.83 | 3.89 | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.88 | 7.83 | 4.05 | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 8.07 | 7.26 | Barbados |
| 2020s | 24 | 15.26 | 8.74 | 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 26.67 against 26.61 in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Barbados and Benin?
- 0.06, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Benin?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Benin rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Barbados ranks 89th and Benin ranks 90th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data on the proportion of women in leadership positions.