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