Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Burkina Faso: Share of women in parliament
Bosnia and Herzegovina
19.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
124th
Burkina Faso rank
127th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 19.1% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 124th and Burkina Faso ranks 127th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 7 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 0.0% | 11.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 0.9% | 15.9% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 6.8% | 2.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 11.2% | 2.8% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 13.4% | 7.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 13.8% | 7.6% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Burkina Faso?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 19.1% against 18.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso?
- 0.8%, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 124th and Burkina Faso ranks 127th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.