Late-demographic dividend vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Late-demographic dividend
24.5%
in 2025
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend rank
31st
Norway rank
29th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 24.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 36.4% | 21.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 37.1% | 21.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 40.1% | 20.7% | Norway |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 43.7% | 20.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Late-demographic dividend or Norway?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 24.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Late-demographic dividend and Norway?
- 15.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th 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.