Norway vs Senegal: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
Senegal
41.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
29th
Senegal rank
26th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Norway
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 41.2% against 40.2% in Norway, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 29th and Senegal ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 12.0% | 24.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 19.1% | 17.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.5% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.1% | 0.6% | 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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 41.2% against 40.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Norway and Senegal?
- 1.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Senegal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Senegal rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Norway ranks 29th and Senegal ranks 26th 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.