Albania vs Pacific island small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Albania
35.0%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
8.8%
in 2025
Albania rank
47th
Pacific island small states rank
47th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Albania
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Albania currently reports 35.0% against 8.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.2%.
That makes Albania's figure about 4.0 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.
Albania ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 193 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.9% | Albania |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 6.6% | 18.2% | Albania |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 8.5% | 26.0% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Albania or Pacific island small states?
- Albania, at 35.0% against 8.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Albania and Pacific island small states?
- 26.2%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Pacific island small states?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Pacific island small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Albania ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.