Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bhutan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

0.6%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

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

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Share of women in parliament

Bhutan

4.3%

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of

4.9%

in 2025

Bhutan rank

183rd

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

182nd

Share of women in parliament over time

Bhutan
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Bhutan ranks 183rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 182nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.0%	4.9%	2.9%	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	7.8%	3.7%	4.1%	Bhutan
2010s	9.6%	4.1%	5.4%	Bhutan
2020s	12.5%	5.4%	7.2%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bhutan or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 4.9% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 0.6%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Bhutan ranks 183rd and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 182nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.