Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Yemen
0.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Yemen rank
191st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.7% against 0.0% in Yemen, a difference of 2.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Yemen ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 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 Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.7% against 0.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 2.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 188th and Yemen 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.