Euro area vs Iceland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Euro area
33.4%
in 2025
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Iceland rank
9th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Euro area
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 33.4% in Euro area, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 28.6% | 11.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 34.1% | 12.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 40.5% | 11.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 33.6% | 45.5% | 11.9% | 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, Euro area or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 33.4% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Euro area and Iceland?
- 12.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Iceland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Iceland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Iceland ranks 9th 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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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.