Low & middle income vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Low & middle income
25.6%
in 2025
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Low & middle income rank
26th
Norway rank
29th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Low & middle income
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 25.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 26th 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 | Low & middle income | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 36.4% | 24.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 37.1% | 22.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 40.1% | 19.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 43.7% | 18.8% | 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, Low & middle income or Norway?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 25.6% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Low & middle income and Norway?
- 14.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Low & middle income and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Low & middle income ranks 26th 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.