Barbados vs China: Share of women in parliament
Barbados
26.7%
in 2025
China
26.5%
in 2025
Barbados rank
86th
China rank
88th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Barbados
- China
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 26.7% against 26.5% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1913 it was China ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and China ranks 88th of 174 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 17.8% | 17.8% | China |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 19.9% | 14.1% | China |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 21.2% | 17.5% | China |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 21.3% | 13.4% | China |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 21.1% | 9.5% | China |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 23.2% | 7.9% | China |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 25.8% | 1.3% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Barbados or China?
- Barbados, at 26.7% against 26.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Barbados and China?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and China?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and China rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Barbados ranks 86th and China ranks 88th 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.