Australia vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Central Europe and the Baltics
27.4%
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
13th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 27.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 11.3% | 6.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 16.3% | 9.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 20.2% | 6.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 25.4% | 11.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Australia or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 27.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 18.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 13th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.