Russia vs Tunisia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Russia
16.4%
in 2025
Tunisia
15.8%
in 2025
Russia rank
144th
Tunisia rank
145th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Russia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 16.4% against 15.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 144th and Tunisia ranks 145th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 7.1% | 3.2% | Russia |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 18.7% | 8.6% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 28.7% | 14.5% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 20.9% | 4.6% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Russia or Tunisia?
- Russia, at 16.4% against 15.8% in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Russia and Tunisia?
- 0.6%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Tunisia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Russia ranks 144th and Tunisia ranks 145th 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.