Lower middle income vs Tanzania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Lower middle income
23.6%
in 2025
Tanzania
39.5%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
35th
Tanzania rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Lower middle income
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 39.5% against 23.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.7 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 35th 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 | Lower middle income | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 17.1% | 10.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 26.6% | 14.4% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 36.4% | 17.1% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 37.5% | 14.4% | 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, Lower middle income or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 39.5% against 23.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Lower middle income and Tanzania?
- 15.9%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Tanzania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Tanzania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th 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.