Gender parity in politics
Mexico beats Nordic nations to claim the world's top spot for political gender parity.
Summary
Top 5 Political Gender Equality
Bottom 5 Political Gender Equality
Leader
48.2%
Mexico tops global gender parity at 48.2%
Comparison
41.4%
Nordic countries lag behind Mexico at 41.4%
Outlier
45.6%
Costa Rica 4th globally at 45.6%
Data
39 results
| 1 | Mexico | 48.2 % |
| 2 | Sweden | 47.3 % |
| 3 | Finland | 46.0 % |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 45.6 % |
| 5 | Spain | 41.1 % |
| 6 | Norway | 40.8 % |
| 7 | New Zealand | 40.0 % |
| 8 | France | 39.7 % |
| 9 | Iceland | 38.1 % |
| 10 | Belgium | 38.0 % |
Map
Gender parity in politics
Insights
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48.2%
Mexico leads global gender parity with 48.2%, surpassing Nordic countries
Comparison
41.4%
The five Nordic countries combined average 41.4%, which is lower than Mexico's rate
Outlier
45.6%
Costa Rica ranks 4th globally at 45.6%, beating major world powers despite small size
Trend
37.9%
Mexico outperforms the lowest countries by 37.9 percentage points
Gap
35.7%
Italy and Portugal tie for 13th with 35.7% gender parity scores
Methodology
This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.
OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.
Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.
Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.