Samoa vs Saint Lucia: Share of women in parliament
Samoa
9.8%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
10.5%
in 2025
Samoa rank
170th
Saint Lucia rank
168th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Samoa
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Samoa ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 168th of 193 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 11.5% | 6.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 9.9% | 2.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 16.1% | 8.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.9% | 0.9% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Samoa or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 10.5% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Lucia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Samoa ranks 170th and Saint Lucia ranks 168th 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.