Iran vs Oman: Proportion of labor force who are women

Iran
16.89
in 2025
Oman
14.86
in 2025
Iran rank
182nd
Oman rank
183rd

Proportion of labor force who are women over time

  • Iran
  • Oman
05101520199020072025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 16.89 against 14.86 in Oman, a difference of 2.03.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oman ahead.

Iran ranks 182nd and Oman ranks 183rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Oman Difference Ahead
1990s 11.55 14.81 3.26 Oman
2000s 17.87 17.16 0.7056 Iran
2010s 17.57 14 3.57 Iran
2020s 16.5 15.25 1.25 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of labor force who are women, Iran or Oman?
Iran, at 16.89 against 14.86 in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of labor force who are women between Iran and Oman?
2.03, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Oman?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Iran and Oman rank globally for proportion of labor force who are women?
Iran ranks 182nd and Oman ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran vs Oman: Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 11 November 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-labor-force-who-are-women/iran-islamic-rep/oman/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-labor-force-who-are-women/iran-islamic-rep/oman/">Iran vs Oman: Proportion of labor force who are women</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of labor force who are women
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed