Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women in parliament
Haiti
2.5%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Haiti rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Haiti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 2.5% in Haiti, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 2.5% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Haiti ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th 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.