Afghanistan vs Barbados: Share of women in parliament
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2021
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
90th
Barbados rank
92nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Afghanistan
- Barbados
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 90th and Barbados ranks 92nd of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 12.0% | 15.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 14.8% | 12.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 20.0% | 7.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Afghanistan or Barbados?
- Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Barbados rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Afghanistan ranks 90th and Barbados ranks 92nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.