Bulgaria vs Palau: Share of women in parliament
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Palau
25.0%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
101st
Palau rank
101st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bulgaria
- Palau
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.0% against 25.0% in Palau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Palau ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 0.0% | 10.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 0.0% | 22.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 5.0% | 17.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 12.5% | 11.6% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bulgaria or Palau?
- Bulgaria, at 25.0% against 25.0% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bulgaria and Palau?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palau?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Palau rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Palau ranks 101st 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.