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Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber

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  1. 1Australia1.1
  2. 2Bolivia1.1
  3. 3St. Lucia1.1
  4. 4Canada1.1
  5. 5Rwanda0.98
  6. 6Mexico0.94
  7. 7Belgium0.93
  8. 8Austria0.91
  9. 9Eswatini0.9
  10. 10Argentina0.89
  11. 11Spain0.83
  12. 12Burundi0.79
  13. 13Jamaica0.78
  14. 14Antigua and Barbuda0.77
  15. 15Zimbabwe0.76
  16. 16Ireland0.74
  17. 16Bahrain0.74
  18. 17France0.7
  19. 18Italy0.69
  20. 18Nepal0.69
  21. 18Switzerland0.69
  22. 19Germany0.68
  23. 20Cameroon0.64
  24. 21Barbados0.63
  25. 21Trinidad and Tobago0.63
  26. 22Kenya0.62
  27. 22Congo, Rep.0.62
  28. 23Grenada0.61
  29. 23South Sudan0.61
  30. 23Colombia0.61
  31. 23Uruguay0.61
  32. 24Oman0.59
  33. 24Philippines0.59
  34. 25Bahamas, The0.58
  35. 25Ethiopia0.58
  36. 26Belize0.57
  37. 27Equatorial Guinea0.56
  38. 28Belarus0.55
  39. 29Cote d'Ivoire0.51
  40. 29Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.51
  41. 29Chile0.51
  42. 30United States0.5
  43. 31Japan0.49
  44. 31Tajikistan0.49
  45. 31Uzbekistan0.49
  46. 32Paraguay0.43
  47. 33Thailand0.42
  48. 34Czechia0.41
  49. 35Lesotho0.4
  50. 36Brazil0.38
  51. 36Romania0.38
  52. 36Pakistan0.38
  53. 37Kazakhstan0.37
  54. 38Cambodia0.36
  55. 38Poland0.36
  56. 39Slovenia0.35
  57. 40India0.34
  58. 40Malaysia0.34
  59. 41Russian Federation0.33
  60. 42Congo, Dem. Rep.0.31
  61. 43Palau0.3
  62. 43Jordan0.3
  63. 44Egypt, Arab Rep.0.27
  64. 44Namibia0.27
  65. 45Bhutan0.26
  66. 46Tunisia0.25
  67. 47Dominican Republic0.24
  68. 48Madagascar0.22
  69. 49Liberia0.19
  70. 50Bosnia and Herzegovina0.13
  71. 51Algeria0.08
  72. 52Nigeria0.06

Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Upper Chamber