Burkina Faso vs Kazakhstan: Share of women in parliament
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
18.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
136th
Kazakhstan rank
135th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 18.4% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Kazakhstan ranks 135th of 193 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 12.6% | 4.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.2% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 24.3% | 11.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 22.9% | 9.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Burkina Faso or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 18.4% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th and Kazakhstan ranks 135th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) β 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.