Other small states vs Tanzania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Other small states
24.4%
in 2025
Tanzania
39.5%
in 2025
Other small states rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Other small states
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 39.5% against 24.4% in Other small states, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.6 times Other small states's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 32nd 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 | Other small states | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 17.1% | 8.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 26.6% | 12.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 36.4% | 17.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 37.5% | 13.8% | 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, Other small states or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 39.5% against 24.4% in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Other small states and Tanzania?
- 15.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Tanzania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Other small states and Tanzania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Other small states ranks 32nd 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.