Libya vs Tunisia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Libya
16.5%
in 2025
Tunisia
15.8%
in 2025
Libya rank
143rd
Tunisia rank
145th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Libya
- Tunisia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 16.5% against 15.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tunisia ahead.
Libya ranks 143rd and Tunisia ranks 145th of 193 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 23.7% | 16.6% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 28.9% | 13.8% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 20.9% | 4.6% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Libya or Tunisia?
- Libya, at 16.5% against 15.8% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Libya and Tunisia?
- 0.7%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tunisia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Libya ranks 143rd and Tunisia ranks 145th 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.