Australia vs Norway: Representation of women in the judiciary

Australia
0.93 ratio
in 2024
Norway
0.97 ratio
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Norway rank
27th

Representation of women in the judiciary over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.97 ratio against 0.93 ratio in Australia, a difference of 0.04 ratio.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 47 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
2010s 0.71 ratio 0.85 ratio 0.14 ratio Norway
2020s 0.858 ratio 0.954 ratio 0.096 ratio Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the judiciary, Australia or Norway?
Norway, at 0.97 ratio against 0.93 ratio in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in representation of women in the judiciary between Australia and Norway?
0.04 ratio, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for representation of women in the judiciary?
Australia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the judiciary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Representation of women in the judiciary
Unit
ratio
Source
Inter-Parliamentary Union and United Nations Development Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 330 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed

Proportions of positions in the judiciary compared to national distributions (ratio).