Australia vs Northern America: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Australia
1.1%
in 2026
Northern America
0.8%
in 2026
Australia rank
2nd
Northern America rank
3rd
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Australia
- Northern America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Northern America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Northern America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 74 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of), Australia or Northern America?
- Australia, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Northern America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Australia and Northern America?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Northern America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Northern America rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.