Iceland vs Switzerland: Gender of the chief executive
Iceland
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Gender of the chief executive over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Switzerland ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.3333 | 0.6667 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, Iceland or Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.