Brazil vs Mauritius: Share of women in parliament
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Mauritius
17.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
129th
Mauritius rank
130th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.1% against 17.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Mauritius ahead.
Brazil ranks 129th and Mauritius ranks 130th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 5.7% | 2.8% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 11.4% | 3.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 15.3% | 5.2% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 19.7% | 2.9% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Brazil or Mauritius?
- Brazil, at 18.1% against 17.9% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Brazil and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Brazil ranks 129th and Mauritius ranks 130th 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.
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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.