New Zealand vs Sweden: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
New Zealand
45.5%
in 2025
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
12th
Sweden rank
15th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 45.5% against 45.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 41.2% | 12.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 45.4% | 14.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 44.8% | 10.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.4% | 0.8% | 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, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- New Zealand ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th 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.