Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Share of women in parliament
Kiribati
11.1%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
12.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
166th
Marshall Islands rank
163rd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 12.1% against 11.1% in Kiribati, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 166th and Marshall Islands ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 9.1% | 0.6% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 12.1% against 11.1% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 1.0%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kiribati ranks 166th 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) 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.