Niger vs Somalia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Niger
19.6%
in 2025
Somalia
19.0%
in 2025
Niger rank
130th
Somalia rank
133rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Niger
- Somalia
How they compare
Niger currently reports 19.6% against 19.0% in Somalia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 133rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 7.8% | 4.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 16.9% | 2.2% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.9% | 0.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Niger or Somalia?
- Niger, at 19.6% against 19.0% in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Niger and Somalia?
- 0.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Niger ranks 130th and Somalia ranks 133rd 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.