Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bhutan or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.6%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

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.

Bhutan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Share of women in parliament

Bhutan

4.3%

in 2025

Syrian Arab Republic

4.9%

in 2025

Bhutan rank

183rd

Syrian Arab Republic rank

181st

Share of women in parliament over time

Bhutan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Bhutan ranks 183rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 181st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.0%	9.9%	7.9%	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	7.8%	11.6%	3.8%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	9.6%	12.6%	3.0%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	12.5%	9.8%	2.7%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bhutan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.6%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Bhutan ranks 183rd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 181st 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.