Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 9.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa stood at 9.8%.
The figure is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa peaked at 13.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1997.
That places Samoa 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.1% | — |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +63.3% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +65.3% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 4.1% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 7.8% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 46.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Samoa was 9.8% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.