Bulgaria vs Turkmenistan: Share of women in parliament
Bulgaria
25.0%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
25.6%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
94th
Turkmenistan rank
91st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Bulgaria
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 25.6% against 25.0% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Turkmenistan | 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 | 9.9% | 17.0% | 7.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 15.6% | 22.6% | 6.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 27.6% | 11.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 30.5% | 11.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 30.4% | 9.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 15.6% | 3.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.9% | 2.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 23.0% | 0.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.4% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bulgaria or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 25.6% against 25.0% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 0.6%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkmenistan?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Turkmenistan ranks 91st 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.