Bahrain vs Bangladesh: Share of women in parliament
Bahrain
20.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2023
Bahrain rank
125th
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 125th and Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 19.9% | 10.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 20.9% | 3.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bahrain or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.0% in Bahrain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 0.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bangladesh?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Bangladesh rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bahrain ranks 125th 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.