Australia vs Mexico: Share of women in parliament
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Mexico
50.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Mexico rank
5th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 50.2% against 46.0% in Australia, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Mexico ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 5.3% | 5.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 6.5% | 6.5% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 10.7% | 6.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.2% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 38.9% | 11.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 49.8% | 12.6% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 50.2% against 46.0% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Australia and Mexico?
- 4.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Australia ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 5th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.