How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Finland?

29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Finland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

Central Europe and the Baltics

27.4%

in 2025

Finland

45.5%

in 2025

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

13th

Finland rank

13th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 45.5% against 27.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 18.1%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 13th and Finland ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.3%	34.7%	23.4%	Finland
2000s	16.3%	38.3%	22.0%	Finland
2010s	20.2%	42.4%	22.2%	Finland
2020s	25.4%	45.8%	20.4%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Central Europe and the Baltics or Finland?: Finland, at 45.5% against 27.4% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Central Europe and the Baltics and Finland?: 18.1%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Finland?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Finland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 13th and Finland ranks 13th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Unit: %
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 6,573 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.