Burundi vs Dominica: Share of women in parliament
Burundi
39.6%
in 2025
Dominica
40.6%
in 2025
Burundi rank
30th
Dominica rank
27th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Burundi
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 40.6% against 39.6% in Burundi, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 30th and Dominica ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 9.4% | 0.5% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 16.7% | 8.1% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 18.2% | 15.4% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 36.5% | 2.0% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Burundi or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 40.6% against 39.6% in Burundi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Burundi and Dominica?
- 1.0%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Dominica?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Dominica rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Burundi ranks 30th and Dominica ranks 27th 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.