Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Maldives rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Maldives
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 1.8% | 4.4% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.1% | 7.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 1.5% | 4.5% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
- Maldives, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Maldives ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th 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.