Benin vs Egypt: Share of women in parliament
Benin
26.6%
in 2025
Egypt
26.8%
in 2025
Benin rank
93rd
Egypt rank
91st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 26.8% against 26.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 2.0% | 4.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 2.2% | 5.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 10.9% | 2.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 27.5% | 10.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Benin or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 26.8% against 26.6% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Benin and Egypt?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Benin ranks 93rd and Egypt ranks 91st 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.