Norway vs Tanzania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Tanzania
39.5%
in 2025
Norway rank
29th
Tanzania rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Norway
- Tanzania
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 39.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 17.1% | 19.3% | Norway |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 26.6% | 10.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 36.4% | 3.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 37.5% | 6.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Norway or Tanzania?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 39.5% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Norway and Tanzania?
- 0.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Tanzania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Tanzania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Norway ranks 29th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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.