Moldova vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Moldova
39.6%
in 2025
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Moldova rank
31st
Norway rank
29th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Moldova
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 39.6% in Moldova, a difference of 0.6%.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 36.4% | 29.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 37.1% | 19.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 40.1% | 19.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 43.7% | 6.4% | 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, Moldova or Norway?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 39.6% in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Moldova and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Norway?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Moldova ranks 31st and Norway ranks 29th 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.