Micronesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Micronesia
14.2%
in 2026
Sao Tome and Principe
14.6%
in 2026
Micronesia rank
167th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
164th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Micronesia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in Micronesia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Micronesia ranks 167th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 210 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 8.0% | 5.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 16.7% | 11.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 17.1% | 7.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Micronesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 14.6% against 14.2% in Micronesia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Micronesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.4%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Micronesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Micronesia ranks 167th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th 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.