Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament

Papua New Guinea
0.05 ratio
in 2026
Vanuatu
0.04 ratio
in 2026
Papua New Guinea rank
168th
Vanuatu rank
169th

Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.05 ratio against 0.04 ratio in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.01 ratio.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2021 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 169th of 171 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.05 ratio against 0.04 ratio in Vanuatu as of 2026.
What is the difference in representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
0.01 ratio, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
Papua New Guinea ranks 168th and Vanuatu ranks 169th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament
Unit
ratio
Source
Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 1,016 data points, 2021–2026
Last refreshed

Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral.