Maldives vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Maldives
3.2%
in 2026
Tonga
3.9%
in 2026
Maldives rank
203rd
Tonga rank
202nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Maldives
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.9% against 3.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 203rd and Tonga ranks 202nd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 1.3% | 7.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 6.3% | 2.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Maldives or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.9% against 3.2% in Maldives as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Maldives and Tonga?
- 0.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Maldives and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Maldives ranks 203rd and Tonga ranks 202nd 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.