Egypt vs Tajikistan: Share of women in parliament
Egypt
27.7%
in 2025
Tajikistan
28.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
81st
Tajikistan rank
78th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Egypt
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 28.6% against 27.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Tajikistan ranks 78th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 20.7% | 20.6% | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 28.0% | 26.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 30.5% | 28.0% | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 30.4% | 23.3% | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 15.1% | 12.5% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 19.1% | 4.5% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.2% | 1.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Egypt or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 28.6% against 27.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Egypt and Tajikistan?
- 0.9%, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tajikistan?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Tajikistan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Tajikistan ranks 78th 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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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.