Australia vs Southern Europe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2026
Southern Europe
34.5%
in 2026
Australia rank
10th
Southern Europe rank
8th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 34.5% in Southern Europe, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Southern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 16.4% | 8.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 27.5% | 0.7% | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.2% | 2.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Australia or Southern Europe?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 34.5% in Southern Europe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and Southern Europe?
- 11.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Southern Europe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and Southern Europe ranks 8th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.