Spain vs Sweden: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Spain
44.3%
in 2025
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
Spain rank
18th
Sweden rank
15th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45.0% against 44.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.7% | 41.2% | 17.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 45.4% | 12.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 38.7% | 44.8% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 46.4% | 2.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 45.0% against 44.3% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Spain ranks 18th 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.