Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Tuvalu
0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Tuvalu rank
191st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 0.0% in Tuvalu, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Tuvalu ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 6.0% | 4.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 4.2% | 2.5% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 0.0% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 2.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Tuvalu ranks 191st 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.