Tuvalu vs Vanuatu: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Tuvalu
0.0%
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2025
Tuvalu rank
191st
Vanuatu rank
190th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.9% against 0.0% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 191st and Vanuatu ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 0.6% | 5.4% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 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, Tuvalu or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.9% against 0.0% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Tuvalu and Vanuatu?
- 1.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Vanuatu?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Tuvalu and Vanuatu rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Tuvalu ranks 191st 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.