Belize vs Marshall Islands: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Belize
12.5%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
12.1%
in 2025
Belize rank
162nd
Marshall Islands rank
163rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Belize
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Belize currently reports 12.5% against 12.1% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 162nd and Marshall Islands ranks 163rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 5.8% | 1.4% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 9.1% | 4.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Belize or Marshall Islands?
- Belize, at 12.5% against 12.1% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Belize and Marshall Islands?
- 0.4%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Marshall Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Marshall Islands rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Belize ranks 162nd and Marshall Islands ranks 163rd 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.