Low income vs Tanzania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Low income
24.8%
in 2025
Tanzania
39.5%
in 2025
Low income rank
29th
Tanzania rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Low income
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 39.5% against 24.8% in Low income, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Low income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 17.5% | 6.5% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 26.6% | 11.1% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 36.4% | 15.4% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 37.5% | 13.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Low income or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 39.5% against 24.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Low income and Tanzania?
- 14.7%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Tanzania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Low income and Tanzania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Low income ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- 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.