Fiji vs Samoa: Share of women in parliament
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Samoa
9.8%
in 2025
Fiji rank
173rd
Samoa rank
170th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 173rd and Samoa ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 1.2% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 8.7% | 8.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 11.1% | 3.9% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Fiji or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Fiji and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Fiji ranks 173rd and Samoa 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) – 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.