France vs Italy: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
France
0.73 ratio
in 2026
Italy
0.69 ratio
in 2026
France rank
19th
Italy rank
22nd
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 0.73 ratio against 0.69 ratio in Italy, a difference of 0.04 ratio.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 19th and Italy ranks 22nd of 71 countries.
France 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, France or Italy?
- France, at 0.73 ratio against 0.69 ratio in Italy as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between France and Italy?
- 0.04 ratio, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- France ranks 19th and Italy ranks 22nd 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.