Liberia vs Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Liberia
11.0%
in 2026
Samoa
9.8%
in 2026
Liberia rank
180th
Samoa rank
183rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Liberia
- Samoa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 11.0% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Liberia ranks 180th and Samoa ranks 183rd of 210 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.9% | 2.5% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 7.1% | 4.2% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 0.2% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Liberia or Samoa?
- Liberia, at 11.0% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Liberia and Samoa?
- 1.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Liberia and Samoa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Liberia ranks 180th 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.