High income vs New Zealand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
High income
31.2%
in 2025
New Zealand
45.5%
in 2025
High income rank
9th
New Zealand rank
12th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- High income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 45.5% against 31.2% in High income, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 47 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 29.2% | 13.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 31.2% | 11.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 34.0% | 9.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 47.2% | 16.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, High income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 45.5% against 31.2% in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between High income and New Zealand?
- 14.3%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and New Zealand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do High income and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- High income ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th 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.