Oman vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Oman
0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Oman rank
191st
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 0.0% in Oman, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 191st and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Oman |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Oman or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 0.0% in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Oman and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Oman ranks 191st 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.