Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Samoa
9.8%
in 2026
Saint Lucia
10.5%
in 2026
Samoa rank
183rd
Saint Lucia rank
181st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Samoa ranks 183rd and Saint Lucia ranks 181st of 210 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 10.6% | 3.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 15.6% | 8.5% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 12.5% | 1.6% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, 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 Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Samoa ranks 183rd and Saint Lucia ranks 181st 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.