Iran vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Iran
4.9%
in 2025
Tonga
3.8%
in 2025
Iran rank
182nd
Tonga rank
185th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Iran
- Tonga
How they compare
Iran currently reports 4.9% against 3.8% in Tonga, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 182nd and Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.9% | Iran |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Iran |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Iran |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Iran |
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 Tonga?
- Iran, at 4.9% against 3.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Iran and Tonga?
- 1.1%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iran ranks 182nd 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.