Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Sudan
30.5%
in 2018
Zimbabwe
30.1%
in 2025
Sudan rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
77th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 30.5% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sudan ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 14.7% | 9.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 0.8% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 1.2% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Sudan, at 30.5% against 30.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2018.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.4%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sudan ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 77th 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.