Sweden vs World: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
World
27.2%
in 2025
Sweden rank
15th
World rank
15th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45.0% against 27.2% in World, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 15th and World ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.2% | 12.8% | 28.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 16.3% | 29.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 22.2% | 22.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 26.5% | 19.9% | 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, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 45.0% against 27.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Sweden and World?
- 17.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Sweden ranks 15th and World 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.