Australia vs Finland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Finland
45.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Finland rank
13th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 45.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Finland ranks 13th of 193 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 34.7% | 16.8% | Finland |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 38.5% | 13.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 42.4% | 15.5% | Finland |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 45.8% | 8.8% | Finland |
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 Finland?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 45.5% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and Finland?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and Finland 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.