Botswana vs Fiji: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Botswana
9.0%
in 2025
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
174th
Fiji rank
173rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Botswana
- Fiji
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 9.1% against 9.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 174th and Fiji ranks 173rd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | 4.3% | 4.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 6.8% | 7.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 16.9% | 7.1% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 15.0% | 4.7% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Botswana or Fiji?
- Fiji, at 9.1% against 9.0% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Botswana and Fiji?
- 0.1%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Fiji rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Botswana ranks 174th and Fiji ranks 173rd 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.