Austria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Austria
35.5%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
16.4%
in 2025
Austria rank
45th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
43rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Austria
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Austria currently reports 35.5% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Austria's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 45th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 3.6% | 22.6% | Austria |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 10.1% | 21.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 16.6% | 15.3% | Austria |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 17.5% | 21.4% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Austria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Austria, at 35.5% against 16.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 19.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Austria ranks 45th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 43rd 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.