Switzerland vs Tanzania: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Switzerland
39.0%
in 2025
Tanzania
39.5%
in 2025
Switzerland rank
35th
Tanzania rank
32nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 39.5% against 39.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 35th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 4.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 26.6% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 36.4% | 4.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 37.5% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Switzerland or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 39.5% against 39.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Switzerland and Tanzania?
- 0.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tanzania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Tanzania rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Switzerland ranks 35th 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.