Brazil vs Burkina Faso: Share of women in parliament
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
18.3%
in 2025
Brazil rank
129th
Burkina Faso rank
127th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 18.3% against 18.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Brazil ranks 129th and Burkina Faso ranks 127th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 11.2% | 3.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 13.4% | 3.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 13.8% | 3.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Brazil or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 18.3% against 18.1% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Burkina Faso?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Burkina Faso rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Brazil ranks 129th and Burkina Faso ranks 127th 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.