Niger vs Turkey: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Niger
19.6%
in 2025
Turkey
19.9%
in 2025
Niger rank
130th
Turkey rank
127th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Niger
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 19.9% against 19.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Turkey ahead.
Niger ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.9% | 2.5% | Niger |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.5% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 18.0% | 4.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Niger or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 19.9% against 19.6% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Niger and Turkey?
- 0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Turkey rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Niger ranks 130th and Turkey ranks 127th 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.