Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2026
Tonga
3.9%
in 2026
Papua New Guinea rank
205th
Tonga rank
202nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.9% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 205th and Tonga ranks 202nd of 210 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.3% | 1.6% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 6.3% | 4.8% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.9% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 1.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 205th 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.