Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Vanuatu rank
190th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 1.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Vanuatu ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 2.8% | 1.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 1.9% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 0.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Vanuatu ranks 190th 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.