Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zimbabwe: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5%
in 2026
Zimbabwe
0.8%
in 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 36 groups.
Zimbabwe 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), Sub-Saharan Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.