Nigeria vs Tonga: Share of women in parliament
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Tonga
3.8%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
184th
Tonga rank
185th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Nigeria
- Tonga
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.2% against 3.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 184th and Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Nigeria or Tonga?
- Nigeria, at 4.2% against 3.8% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Nigeria and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tonga rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Nigeria ranks 184th and Tonga ranks 185th 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.