Women in parliament — all countries

Women in parliament — Samoa

Women in parliament in Samoa in 2025 — 9.8%. Ranked 164 in the world out of 184. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 5.7 pp.

2025 9.8% −3.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 164of 184
Period maximum 13%2022
Period minimum 4.1%1997

Trend over time

1997–2025 · % of seats

Women in parliament — Samoa, 1997–202505101519972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 4.1%1998: 4.1%1999: 8.2%2000: 8.2%2001: 6.1%2002: 6.1%2003: 6.1%2004: 6.1%2005: 6.1%2006: 6.1%2007: 8.2%2008: 8.2%2009: 8.2%2010: 8.2%2011: 4.1%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.1%2014: 6.1%2015: 6.1%2016: 10%2017: 10%2018: 10%2019: 10%2020: 10%2021: 7.8%2022: 13%2023: 13%2024: 13%2025: 9.8%
Change over the period: +5.7 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 9.8%
World 27.2%
Women in parliament — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.8 −3.2 pp
2024 13 +0 pp
2023 13 +0 pp
2022 13 +5.1 pp
2021 7.8 −2.2 pp
2020 10 +0 pp
2019 10 +0 pp
2018 10 +0 pp
2017 10 +0 pp
2016 10 +3.9 pp
2015 6.1 +0 pp
2014 6.1 +2 pp
2013 4.1 +0 pp
2012 4.1 +0 pp
2011 4.1 −4.1 pp
2010 8.2 +0 pp
2009 8.2 +0 pp
2008 8.2 +0 pp
2007 8.2 +2 pp
2006 6.1 +0 pp
2005 6.1 +0 pp
2004 6.1 +0 pp
2003 6.1 +0 pp
2002 6.1 +0 pp
2001 6.1 −2 pp
2000 8.2 +0 pp
1999 8.2 +4.1 pp
1998 4.1 +0 pp
1997 4.1

Polynesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of seats held by women in the national parliament (in bicameral systems, in the lower or single chamber). Data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The indicator depends directly on the electoral system and on the presence of quotas: in countries with proportional representation and gender quotas the share is consistently higher.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.