Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament was 0.19 ratio in 2025. ▼ Falling
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau, 2021–2025
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau is 0.19 ratio, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% over five years.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.26 ratio | — |
| 2022 | 0.26 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.27 ratio | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.19 ratio | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 0.19 ratio | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.19 ratio is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.39 ratio, 49% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.19 ratio is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465 ratio, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau?
- Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament in Guinea-Bissau was 0.19 ratio in 2025, according to Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 ratio in 2023.
- What is the lowest representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 ratio in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.