Northern America vs South Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Northern America
0.6%
in 2026
South Africa
0.9%
in 2026
Northern America rank
15th
South Africa rank
16th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Northern America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Northern America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 15th 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), Northern America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Northern America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Northern America and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Northern America ranks 15th 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.