Bulgaria vs Ireland: Share of women in parliament
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Ireland
25.3%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Ireland rank
93rd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bulgaria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.3% against 25.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ireland ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 93rd of 174 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 5.1% | 2.0% | 3.1% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 15.6% | 3.5% | 12.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 2.9% | 13.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 3.0% | 15.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 7.1% | 14.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 13.0% | 9.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 18.0% | 4.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.3% | 2.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bulgaria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 25.3% against 25.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ireland?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ireland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Ireland ranks 93rd 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.