Madagascar vs Nigeria: Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament
Madagascar
0.22 ratio
in 2026
Nigeria
0.07 ratio
in 2026
Madagascar rank
66th
Nigeria rank
69th
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament over time
- Madagascar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.22 ratio against 0.07 ratio in Nigeria, a difference of 0.15 ratio.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 69th of 71 countries.
Madagascar 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, Madagascar or Nigeria?
- Madagascar, at 0.22 ratio against 0.07 ratio in Nigeria as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament between Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 0.15 ratio, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament?
- Madagascar ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 69th 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.