Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women in parliament
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Maldives ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 174 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.8% | 1.4% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.0% | 2.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 0.5% | 5.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 1.1% | 7.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.5% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Maldives ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th 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.