Iceland vs North America: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
North America
29.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
North America rank
11th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Iceland
- North America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 29.5% in North America, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 9th and North America ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 15.7% | 12.9% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 17.8% | 16.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 22.0% | 18.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 29.2% | 16.3% | 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, Iceland or North America?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 29.5% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Iceland and North America?
- 16.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North America?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and North America rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Iceland ranks 9th and North America ranks 11th 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.