Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Australia and New Zealand
0.9%
in 2026
South America
0.6%
in 2026
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
South America rank
12th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- South America
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in South America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times South America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and South America ranks 12th of 184 countries.
Australia and New Zealand 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), Australia and New Zealand or South America?
- Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 0.3%, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and South America ranks 12th of 184 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), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.