Africa vs Norway: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Africa
0.5%
in 2026
Norway
0.9%
in 2026
Africa rank
22nd
Norway rank
19th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Africa
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.7 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 37 groups.
Norway 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), Africa or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Africa and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Norway rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Africa ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 19th of 37 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), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.