Fiji vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of women in parliament
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
9.8%
in 2024
Fiji rank
173rd
Guinea-Bissau rank
170th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Fiji
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Fiji ranks 173rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 10.0% | 5.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 10.9% | 3.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.7% | 3.1% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 12.2% | 4.0% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Fiji or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.7%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Fiji ranks 173rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 170th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) β 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.