Which has higher share of women in parliament, Switzerland or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 39.5% against 39.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Switzerland and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tanzania, United Republic of?

27 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.

Switzerland vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of women in parliament

Switzerland

39.0%

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

39.5%

in 2025

Switzerland rank

35th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

32nd

Share of women in parliament over time

Switzerland
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of 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, United Republic of ranks 32nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.5%	17.1%	4.4%	Switzerland
2000s	25.8%	26.6%	0.8%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	32.2%	36.4%	4.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	40.2%	37.5%	2.8%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Switzerland or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 39.5% against 39.0% in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Switzerland and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Switzerland ranks 35th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 32nd 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.