Bhutan vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bhutan
4.3%
in 2025
Tonga
3.8%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
183rd
Tonga rank
185th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bhutan
- Tonga
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.3% against 3.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 1.8% | 5.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 3.3% | 6.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 4.9% | 7.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bhutan or Tonga?
- Bhutan, at 4.3% against 3.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bhutan and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.