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

Tanzania, at 37.8% against 37.4% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tanzania?

61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (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.

Dominican Republic vs Tanzania: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)

Dominican Republic

37.4%

in 2025

Tanzania

37.8%

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

37th

Tanzania rank

36th

Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time

Dominican Republic
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 37.8% against 37.4% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tanzania ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.8%	3.2%	0.6%	Dominican Republic
1970s	9.8%	6.1%	3.7%	Dominican Republic
1980s	7.7%	7.4%	0.3%	Dominican Republic
1990s	12.6%	14.0%	1.4%	Tanzania
2000s	18.0%	26.3%	8.3%	Tanzania
2010s	23.2%	36.4%	13.2%	Tanzania
2020s	31.0%	37.5%	6.6%	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Dominican Republic or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 37.8% against 37.4% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Dominican Republic and Tanzania?: 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tanzania?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Tanzania rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Dominican Republic ranks 37th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 15,302 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.