Melanesia vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Melanesia
4.5%
in 2026
Tonga
3.9%
in 2026
Melanesia rank
201st
Tonga rank
204th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Melanesia
- Tonga
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 4.5% against 3.9% in Tonga, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 201st and Tonga ranks 204th of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 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, Melanesia or Tonga?
- Melanesia, at 4.5% against 3.9% in Tonga as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Melanesia and Tonga?
- 0.6%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Melanesia and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Melanesia ranks 201st and Tonga ranks 204th of 212 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.