Southern Africa vs Switzerland: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Southern Africa
0.5%
in 2026
Switzerland
0.6%
in 2026
Southern Africa rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
26th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Southern Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 26th of 36 groups.
Switzerland 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), Southern Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Southern Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Southern Africa and Switzerland rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Southern Africa ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 26th of 36 groups.
- 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.