Maldives vs Nigeria: Share of women in parliament
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Maldives rank
186th
Nigeria rank
184th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Maldives
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.2% against 3.2% in Maldives, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.3% | 3.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Maldives or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.2% against 3.2% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Maldives and Nigeria?
- 1.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nigeria rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Maldives ranks 186th and Nigeria ranks 184th 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.