Bhutan vs Maldives: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bhutan
4.3%
in 2025
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Bhutan rank
183rd
Maldives rank
186th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bhutan
- Maldives
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 4.3% against 3.2% in Maldives, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Maldives ahead.
Bhutan ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 186th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 6.2% | 4.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 8.4% | 0.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 6.0% | 3.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 4.1% | 8.4% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bhutan or Maldives?
- Bhutan, at 4.3% against 3.2% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bhutan and Maldives?
- 1.1%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Maldives?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Maldives rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bhutan ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 186th 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.