Denmark vs Sweden: Representation of women in the judiciary

Denmark
1.18 ratio
in 2024
Sweden
1.13 ratio
in 2022
Denmark rank
16th
Sweden rank
19th

Representation of women in the judiciary over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
00.511.5201620202024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.18 ratio against 1.13 ratio in Sweden, a difference of 0.05 ratio.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 1.09 ratio 1.16 ratio 0.0667 ratio Sweden
2020s 1.19 ratio 1.29 ratio 0.1067 ratio Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the judiciary, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 1.18 ratio against 1.13 ratio in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in representation of women in the judiciary between Denmark and Sweden?
0.05 ratio, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for representation of women in the judiciary?
Denmark ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 19th 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).