Brazil vs Mauritius: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Mauritius
17.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
138th
Mauritius rank
139th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Mauritius
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.1% against 17.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Mauritius ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Mauritius ranks 139th of 193 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 7.6% | 1.3% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 11.4% | 3.4% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 16.1% | 5.6% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 19.6% | 2.8% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Brazil or Mauritius?
- Brazil, at 18.1% against 17.9% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brazil and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mauritius?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Mauritius rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Mauritius ranks 139th 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.