Barbados vs Benin: Share of women in parliament
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
Benin
26.6%
in 2025
Barbados rank
92nd
Benin rank
93rd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Barbados
- Benin
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 92nd and Benin ranks 93rd of 193 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 | 10.7% | 6.8% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 4.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 8.1% | 7.3% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 17.1% | 7.3% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Barbados or Benin?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.6% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Barbados and Benin?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Benin?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Benin rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Barbados ranks 92nd and Benin ranks 93rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – 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.