How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iceland?

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

European Union vs Iceland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments

European Union

33.0%

in 2025

Iceland

46.0%

in 2025

European Union rank

7th

Iceland rank

9th

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time

European Union
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 33.0% in European Union, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 7th 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	European Union	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.4%	28.6%	11.2%	Iceland
2000s	22.0%	34.1%	12.1%	Iceland
2010s	28.0%	40.5%	12.5%	Iceland
2020s	32.7%	45.5%	12.8%	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, European Union or Iceland?: Iceland, at 46.0% against 33.0% in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between European Union and Iceland?: 13.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Iceland?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do European Union and Iceland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?: European Union ranks 7th 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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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.