Naoero vs Samoa: Share of women in parliament
Naoero
10.5%
in 2025
Samoa
9.8%
in 2025
Naoero rank
168th
Samoa rank
170th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Naoero
- Samoa
How they compare
Naoero currently reports 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Naoero's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.
Naoero ranks 168th and Samoa ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Naoero | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 6.1% | 6.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 6.9% | 6.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 7.3% | 2.0% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 11.1% | 0.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Naoero or Samoa?
- Naoero, at 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Naoero and Samoa?
- 0.7%, with Naoero ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Naoero and Samoa rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Naoero ranks 168th 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.