Cape Verde vs Sweden: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Cape Verde
44.4%
in 2025
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
17th
Sweden rank
15th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Cape Verde
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45.0% against 44.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 41.2% | 30.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 45.4% | 31.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 44.8% | 23.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 46.4% | 8.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Cape Verde or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45.0% against 44.4% in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Cape Verde and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sweden rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Cape Verde ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 15th 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.