Fiji vs Syria: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Syria
10.8%
in 2023
Fiji rank
158th
Syria rank
156th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Fiji
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 10.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Syria ahead.
Fiji ranks 158th and Syria ranks 156th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Syria | 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% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 6.6% | 4.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 9.5% | 5.0% | Syria |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 11.4% | 5.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.8% | 4.6% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 11.0% | 5.2% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Fiji or Syria?
- Syria, at 10.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Fiji and Syria?
- 1.7%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Syria?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Syria rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Fiji ranks 158th and Syria ranks 156th 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.