Japan vs Tunisia: Share of women in parliament
Japan
15.7%
in 2025
Tunisia
15.8%
in 2025
Japan rank
139th
Tunisia rank
138th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Japan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 15.8% against 15.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and Tunisia ranks 138th of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 3.0% | 1.6% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 5.0% | 3.4% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 6.2% | 2.9% | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 18.8% | 10.4% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 29.4% | 19.8% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 20.2% | 8.8% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Japan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 15.8% against 15.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Japan and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Japan ranks 139th and Tunisia ranks 138th 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.