What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Russian Federation and Tunisia?

0.6%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tunisia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Russian Federation vs Tunisia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Russian Federation

16.4%

in 2025

Tunisia

15.8%

in 2025

Russian Federation rank

144th

Tunisia rank

145th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Russian Federation
Tunisia

How they compare

Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 144th and Tunisia ranks 145th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.2%	7.1%	3.2%	Russian Federation
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, Russian Federation or Tunisia?: Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation and Tunisia?: 0.6%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Tunisia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Russian Federation and Tunisia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Russian Federation 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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.