Vanuatu vs Yemen: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2025
Yemen
0.0%
in 2025
Vanuatu rank
190th
Yemen rank
191st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Vanuatu
- Yemen
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.9% against 0.0% in Yemen, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Yemen ahead.
Vanuatu ranks 190th and Yemen ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Vanuatu or Yemen?
- Vanuatu, at 1.9% against 0.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Vanuatu and Yemen?
- 1.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Yemen?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Vanuatu and Yemen rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th 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.