Tunisia vs Zambia: Share of women in parliament
Tunisia
15.8%
in 2025
Zambia
15.0%
in 2025
Tunisia rank
138th
Zambia rank
141st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Tunisia
- Zambia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 15.8% against 15.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Tunisia ahead.
Tunisia ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 141st of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1.2% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 7.7% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 12.9% | 5.9% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 14.2% | 15.2% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 15.4% | 4.8% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Tunisia or Zambia?
- Tunisia, at 15.8% against 15.0% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Tunisia and Zambia?
- 0.8%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Tunisia and Zambia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Tunisia ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 141st 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.