Which has higher share of women in parliament, Brunei Darussalam or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 12.1% against 11.4% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?

0.7%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?

10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei Darussalam vs Marshall Islands: Share of women in parliament

Brunei Darussalam

11.4%

in 2025

Marshall Islands

12.1%

in 2025

Brunei Darussalam rank

164th

Marshall Islands rank

163rd

Share of women in parliament over time

Brunei Darussalam
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 12.1% against 11.4% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 164th and Marshall Islands ranks 163rd of 193 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei Darussalam	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.4%	8.3%	0.1%	Brunei Darussalam
2020s	10.4%	9.1%	1.3%	Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Brunei Darussalam or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 12.1% against 11.4% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?: 0.7%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Brunei Darussalam ranks 164th and Marshall Islands ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.