Ireland vs Turkmenistan: Share of women in parliament
Ireland
25.3%
in 2025
Turkmenistan
25.6%
in 2025
Ireland rank
93rd
Turkmenistan rank
91st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Ireland
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 25.6% against 25.3% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Ireland ranks 93rd and Turkmenistan ranks 91st of 174 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Turkmenistan | 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 | 3.5% | 17.0% | 13.5% | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 3.5% | 22.6% | 19.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 27.6% | 24.7% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 30.5% | 27.6% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 30.4% | 23.3% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 15.6% | 4.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 19.9% | 6.9% | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 23.0% | 5.0% | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 25.4% | 2.2% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Ireland or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 25.6% against 25.3% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Ireland and Turkmenistan?
- 0.3%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Turkmenistan?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Turkmenistan rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Ireland ranks 93rd and Turkmenistan ranks 91st 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.