Afghanistan vs Barbados: Share of women in parliament
Afghanistan
27.0%
in 2020
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
85th
Barbados rank
86th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Afghanistan
- Barbados
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Barbados ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 85th and Barbados ranks 86th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 3.8% | 3.0% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 12.0% | 15.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 15.3% | 12.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 20.0% | 7.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Afghanistan or Barbados?
- Afghanistan, at 27.0% against 26.7% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 0.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Barbados?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Barbados rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Afghanistan ranks 85th and Barbados ranks 86th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.