Fiji vs Gambia: Share of women in parliament
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Fiji rank
173rd
Gambia rank
175th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Fiji
- Gambia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 9.1% against 8.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 173rd and Gambia ranks 175th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.0% | 4.6% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 9.5% | 2.7% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 9.9% | 7.0% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 8.6% | 7.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Fiji or Gambia?
- Fiji, at 9.1% against 8.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Fiji and Gambia?
- 0.5%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Gambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Gambia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Fiji ranks 173rd and Gambia ranks 175th 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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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.