Malta vs Sweden: Representation of women in the judiciary

Malta
1.07 ratio
in 2024
Sweden
1.13 ratio
in 2022
Malta rank
22nd
Sweden rank
19th

Representation of women in the judiciary over time

  • Malta
  • Sweden
00.511.5201620202024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.13 ratio against 1.07 ratio in Malta, a difference of 0.06 ratio.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 22nd 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 Malta Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 0.93 ratio 1.04 ratio 0.115 ratio Sweden
2020s 1.12 ratio 1.29 ratio 0.1733 ratio Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher representation of women in the judiciary, Malta or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.13 ratio against 1.07 ratio in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in representation of women in the judiciary between Malta and Sweden?
0.06 ratio, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for representation of women in the judiciary?
Malta ranks 22nd 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).