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Reading no. 2026/067

SocietyObserved dataAnnual fixture: International Women's Day

Share of parliamentary seats held by women in the Pacific

45.5%

Indo-Pacific

New ZealandAustraliaPalauMicronesiaSamoaMarshall IslandsKiribatiNauru

Share of seats in national parliaments held by women, the ten highest Indo-Pacific territories.

  1. New Zealand45.5
  2. Australia38.0
  3. Palau25.0
  4. Micronesia15.4
  5. Samoa13.0
  6. Marshall Islands12.1
  7. Kiribati11.1
  8. Nauru10.5
  9. Fiji9.1
  10. Tonga7.1

The gap between the first and the tenth territory is 38.4 points.

Observation
Territories with a value
14
Last of the full ranking
Tuvalu, 0% (2024)
Papua New Guinea
2.7% (2024)

Method

Latest available year per territory, bounded at 2024: 2024 for the 14 territories with a value. Ten highest values. The main value is that of the first rank.

Source

Nature

Observed data

Value read at the source and reproduced without processing.

Recurring annual series. This reading is published every year on this date.

Confidence

Medium

See also

2025/067 · 8 Mar44.3%Share of parliamentary seats held by women in the Pacific2024/135 · 14 May21.3% of GDPHealth expenditure as a share of gross domestic product, Pacific2025/043 · 12 Feb96.1%Share of the population using the internet in the Pacific2024/068 · 8 Mar50.4%Share of parliamentary seats held by women in the Pacific

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