Iceland vs New Zealand: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
45.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
New Zealand rank
12th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 45.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 29.2% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.2% | 2.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 34.0% | 6.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 47.2% | 1.7% | 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, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 45.5% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iceland ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th 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.