Bhutan vs Melanesia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bhutan
4.3%
in 2026
Melanesia
4.5%
in 2026
Bhutan rank
200th
Melanesia rank
199th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bhutan
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 4.5% against 4.3% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 200th and Melanesia ranks 199th of 210 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 2.2% | 4.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 2.9% | 6.3% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 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 Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 4.5% against 4.3% in Bhutan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bhutan and Melanesia?
- 0.2%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Melanesia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Bhutan and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 200th and Melanesia ranks 199th 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.