Canada vs Mexico: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Canada
1.08 ratio
in 2026
Mexico
0.96 ratio
in 2026
Canada rank
3rd
Mexico rank
6th
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.08 ratio against 0.96 ratio in Mexico, a difference of 0.12 ratio.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 6th 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, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 1.08 ratio against 0.96 ratio in Mexico as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.12 ratio, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 6th 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.