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
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 β 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).