Representation of women in the judiciary by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1.59
Latvia
Lowest
0.11
Qatar
Median
1.08
Years covered
16
2010–2025
Data points
232
What the numbers show
Representation of women in the judiciary is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1.59 in Latvia; the lowest is 0.11 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.08, and the mean is 1.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 83.3%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 5.6%).
Representation of women in the judiciary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 1.59 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 2 | Greece | 1.52 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.45 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1.44 | 2022 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 1.36 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 1.35 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 1.34 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 1.31 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 1.31 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1.27 | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 1.23 | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 13 | Czechia | 1.21 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 1.17 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 1.16 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 1.13 | 2022 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 1.12 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1.09 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1.08 | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 1.08 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.07 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 1.06 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Republic of Moldova | 1.02 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 0.99 | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 0.95 | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 26 | Singapore | 0.94 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 27 | Australia | 0.93 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.93 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 0.91 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 0.85 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 0.81 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 32 | Hong Kong, China | 0.78 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 33 | San Marino | 0.67 | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 34 | Liechtenstein | 0.57 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 0.5 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 36 | Qatar | 0.11 | 2024 | up 83.3% | rising |