Fiji vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Fiji
9.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2025
Fiji rank
173rd
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Fiji
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Fiji ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 5.6% | 11.3% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 6.9% | 8.1% | 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, Fiji or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.8% against 9.1% in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 0.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Fiji ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd 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.