Malta vs United States: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Malta
29.1%
in 2026
United States
28.9%
in 2026
Malta rank
88th
United States rank
90th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 29.1% against 28.9% in United States, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
Malta ranks 88th and United States ranks 90th of 210 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 15.0% | 5.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 18.7% | 7.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 27.8% | 5.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 29.1% against 28.9% in United States as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Malta and United States?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Malta ranks 88th and United States ranks 90th 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.