Australia vs Belgium: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Australia
1.11
in 2026
Belgium
1.03
in 2026
Australia rank
2nd
Belgium rank
5th
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.11 against 1.03 in Belgium, a difference of 0.08.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Belgium ranks 5th of 71 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at 1.11 against 1.03 in Belgium as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Australia and Belgium?
- 0.08, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Belgium ranks 5th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.