Bangladesh vs Ukraine: Share of women in parliament
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2023
Ukraine
21.2%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Ukraine rank
121st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bangladesh
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 21.2% against 20.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Ukraine ranks 121st of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 5.8% | 3.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.0% | 2.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 11.6% | 8.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bangladesh or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 21.2% against 20.9% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bangladesh and Ukraine?
- 0.3%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ukraine?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Ukraine rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Ukraine ranks 121st 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.