Australia vs Western Europe: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Australia
1.1%
in 2026
Western Europe
0.8%
in 2026
Australia rank
2nd
Western Europe rank
4th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Australia
- Western Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Western Europe, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Western Europe's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 4th 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 Western Europe?
- Australia, at 1.1% against 0.8% in Western Europe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Australia and Western Europe?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Western Europe rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Western Europe ranks 4th 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.