Iran vs Syria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Iran
4.9%
in 2025
Syria
4.9%
in 2025
Iran rank
182nd
Syria rank
181st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.9% against 4.9% in Iran, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 9.9% | 5.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 11.6% | 7.9% | Syria |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 12.6% | 8.5% | Syria |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 9.8% | 4.5% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Iran or Syria?
- Syria, at 4.9% against 4.9% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Iran and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iran ranks 182nd and Syria ranks 181st 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.