Brazil vs Mauritius: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
17.1%
in 2026
Mauritius
17.9%
in 2026
Brazil rank
154th
Mauritius rank
151st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 17.9% against 17.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Brazil ranks 154th and Mauritius ranks 151st of 210 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 10.5% | 2.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 15.0% | 5.2% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 19.4% | 2.9% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Brazil or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 17.9% against 17.1% in Brazil as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brazil and Mauritius?
- 0.8%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 154th and Mauritius ranks 151st 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.