Australia vs Iceland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Iceland rank
9th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 46.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 28.6% | 10.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 34.0% | 8.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 40.5% | 13.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 45.5% | 8.4% | Iceland |
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 Iceland?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 46.0% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Australia ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 9th 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.