How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Iran: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)

Egypt

10.3%

in 2025

Iran

10.7%

in 2025

Egypt rank

154th

Iran rank

153rd

Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%) over time

Egypt
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 10.7% against 10.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iran ahead.

Egypt ranks 154th and Iran ranks 153rd of 192 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.2%	5.0%	1.2%	Egypt
2010s	14.6%	7.8%	6.8%	Egypt
2020s	17.1%	7.5%	9.6%	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Egypt or Iran?: Iran, at 10.7% against 10.3% in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of women in ministerial level positions between Egypt and Iran?: 0.4%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for proportion of women in ministerial level positions?: Egypt ranks 154th and Iran ranks 153rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics, published as Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of women in ministerial level positions (%)
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union. United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Women in Politics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 3,282 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Women in ministerial level positions is the proportion of women in ministerial or equivalent positions (including deputy prime ministers) in the government. Prime Ministers/Heads of Government are included when they hold ministerial portfolios. Vice-Presidents and heads of governmental or public agencies are excluded.