Ireland vs South America: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Ireland
0.9%
in 2026
South America
0.6%
in 2026
Ireland rank
11th
South America rank
14th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Ireland
- South America
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in South America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times South America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 11th and South America ranks 14th of 74 countries.
Ireland 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), Ireland or South America?
- Ireland, at 0.9% against 0.6% in South America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Ireland and South America?
- 0.3%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Ireland and South America rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Ireland ranks 11th and South America ranks 14th 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.