Bhutan vs Maldives: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bhutan
4.3%
in 2026
Maldives
3.2%
in 2026
Bhutan rank
200th
Maldives rank
203rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.3% against 3.2% in Maldives, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 200th and Maldives ranks 203rd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 9.0% | 1.8% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 4.3% | 8.7% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 4.3% against 3.2% in Maldives as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 1.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 200th and Maldives ranks 203rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.