Fiji vs Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Fiji
9.1%
in 2026
Samoa
9.8%
in 2026
Fiji rank
186th
Samoa rank
183rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 210 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 1.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 8.4% | 7.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 10.9% | 3.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Fiji or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Fiji and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Fiji ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 183rd 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.