Israel vs Japan: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of
Israel
17.1%
in 2023
Japan
17.8%
in 2025
Israel rank
23rd
Japan rank
22nd
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.8% against 17.1% in Israel, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 13.1% | 4.0% | Israel |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 14.9% | 2.3% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 17.8% against 17.1% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of between Israel and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Israel ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 22nd of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.