Liberia vs Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Liberia
11.0%
in 2025
Samoa
9.8%
in 2025
Liberia rank
167th
Samoa rank
170th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Liberia
- Samoa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 11.0% against 9.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Liberia ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 170th of 193 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.9% | 3.0% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.3% | 3.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 0.1% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Liberia or Samoa?
- Liberia, at 11.0% against 9.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Liberia and Samoa?
- 1.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Samoa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Samoa rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Liberia ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 170th 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.