Norway vs Pre-demographic dividend: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
25.1%
in 2025
Norway rank
29th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
28th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Norway
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 25.1% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 14.4% | 22.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 20.9% | 19.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 24.5% | 19.2% | 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, Norway or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 25.1% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Norway and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 15.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Norway ranks 29th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 28th 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.