Pacific island small states vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Pacific island small states
8.8%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
35.4%
in 2025
Pacific island small states rank
47th
Timor-Leste rank
46th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Pacific island small states
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 35.4% against 8.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 4.0 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Timor-Leste ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 25.7% | 22.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 36.7% | 30.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 37.4% | 28.9% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Pacific island small states or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 35.4% 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 Pacific island small states and Timor-Leste?
- 26.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Timor-Leste?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Pacific island small states and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Pacific island small states ranks 47th and Timor-Leste ranks 46th of 47 groups.
- 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.