Belize vs Côte d'Ivoire: Share of women in parliament
Belize
12.5%
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire
13.4%
in 2025
Belize rank
162nd
Côte d'Ivoire rank
159th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Belize
- Côte d'Ivoire
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 13.4% against 12.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Belize ranks 162nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 159th of 193 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Côte d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 8.0% | 3.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 8.6% | 4.1% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 10.1% | 5.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.4% | 0.3% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Belize or Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 13.4% against 12.5% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Belize and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 0.9%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Côte d'Ivoire?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Belize ranks 162nd and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 159th 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.