Eastern Africa vs South Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Eastern Africa
0.6%
in 2026
South Africa
0.9%
in 2026
Eastern Africa rank
13th
South Africa rank
16th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Eastern Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Eastern Africa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 37 groups.
South Africa 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), Eastern Africa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Eastern Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Eastern Africa and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Eastern Africa and South Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.