Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh: Share of women in parliament
Azerbaijan
20.8%
in 2025
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
123rd
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Bangladesh in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.1% | 2.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.7% | 2.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 19.9% | 3.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 20.9% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bangladesh?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Bangladesh ranks 122nd 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.