Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Samoa
9.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
9.8%
in 2025
Samoa rank
170th
Sri Lanka rank
172nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 9.8% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 6.9% | 4.2% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 9.8% against 9.8% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Samoa ranks 170th and Sri Lanka ranks 172nd 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.