Bulgaria vs Israel: Share of women in parliament
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Israel
24.2%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Israel rank
97th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bulgaria
- Israel
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 25.0% against 24.2% in Israel, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 90 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Israel ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Israel ranks 97th of 174 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 11.6% | 5.4% | 6.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 15.6% | 9.2% | 6.5% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 6.7% | 12.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 7.6% | 13.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 8.4% | 3.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 13.9% | 8.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 23.3% | 1.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.4% | 0.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bulgaria or Israel?
- Bulgaria, at 25.0% against 24.2% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bulgaria and Israel?
- 0.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Israel?
- 90 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Israel rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Israel ranks 97th 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.