Iceland vs Southern Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Iceland
0.9%
in 2026
Southern Africa
0.7%
in 2026
Iceland rank
8th
Southern Africa rank
7th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Iceland
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 7th of 184 countries.
Iceland 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), Iceland or Southern Africa?
- Iceland, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Southern Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Iceland and Southern Africa?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Southern Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Iceland and Southern Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 7th 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.