Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women in parliament
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 1.8% | 4.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.1% | 7.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 1.5% | 4.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Maldives ranks 186th 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.