Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives
Maldives: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.09 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
0.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.14
in 2021
All-time low
0.09
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives is 0.09, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 35.7% over ten years.
Maldives ranks 164th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.14 | — |
| 2022 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 0.09 | -25.0% |
| 2026 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.485, 19% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.09 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.19, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Maldives was 0.09 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2025.
- How does Maldives rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Maldives ranks 164th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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