Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Finland
45.5%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
27.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Finland
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Finland currently reports 45.5% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 193 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 10.5% | 23.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 15.2% | 23.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 22.4% | 20.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 26.4% | 19.5% | 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, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Finland, at 45.5% against 27.0% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Finland ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.