Fiji vs Sri Lanka: Share of women in parliament
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2025
Fiji rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
157th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Fiji
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Fiji ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 2.4% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 5.3% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 5.6% | 11.8% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 6.1% | 7.8% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Fiji or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Fiji ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.