Nauru vs Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Nauru
10.5%
in 2026
Samoa
9.8%
in 2026
Nauru rank
181st
Samoa rank
183rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Nauru
- Samoa
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Nauru ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 183rd of 210 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 6.9% | 6.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 7.1% | 2.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.9% | 0.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Nauru or Samoa?
- Nauru, at 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Nauru and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Samoa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Nauru and Samoa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Nauru ranks 181st 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.