Belgium vs Canada: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Belgium
1.03 ratio
in 2026
Canada
1.08 ratio
in 2026
Belgium rank
5th
Canada rank
3rd
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.08 ratio against 1.03 ratio in Belgium, a difference of 0.05 ratio.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 5th and Canada ranks 3rd of 71 countries.
Canada 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, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.08 ratio against 1.03 ratio in Belgium as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.05 ratio, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Canada ranks 3rd of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by 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.
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About this data
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber.