Luxembourg vs Pacific island small states: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Luxembourg
35.0%
in 2025
Pacific island small states
8.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
47th
Pacific island small states rank
47th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Luxembourg
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 35.0% against 8.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.2%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 4.0 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th of 193 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 3.1% | 15.8% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 3.3% | 16.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 6.6% | 19.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 8.5% | 24.8% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Luxembourg or Pacific island small states?
- Luxembourg, at 35.0% against 8.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Luxembourg and Pacific island small states?
- 26.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Pacific island small states?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Pacific island small states rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Luxembourg ranks 47th and Pacific island small states ranks 47th 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.