Australia vs Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia
31.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Europe & Central Asia rank
8th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.2% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 19.4% | 6.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.5% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 31.1% | 6.0% | 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 31.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 14.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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.