Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Samoa
Samoa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral was 0.2% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
0.2%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
164th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2023
All-time low
0.2%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Samoa, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2% for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 164th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral in Samoa, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.2% | — |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +60.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2026 | 0.2% | -24.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 39% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 161 Kiribati 0.2% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 163 Central African Republic 0.2% compare
- 165 Guinea-Bissau 0.2% compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
- 167 Qatar 0.2% compare
More gender data for Samoa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 79.58 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9176 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 146.39 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 146.39 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,741 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,547 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,735 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,569 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Samoa?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Samoa was 0.2% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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