Canada vs Western Europe: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Canada
1.1%
in 2026
Western Europe
0.8%
in 2026
Canada rank
4th
Western Europe rank
4th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Canada
- Western Europe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.1% against 0.8% in Western Europe, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Western Europe's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and Western Europe ranks 4th of 74 countries.
Canada 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), Canada or Western Europe?
- Canada, 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 Canada and Western Europe?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Canada and Western Europe rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Canada ranks 4th 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.