South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral
South Africa
0.9%
in 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5%
in 2026
South Africa rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 185 countries.
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), South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9% against 0.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.4%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- South Africa ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 185 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.