Americas vs Sweden: Number of seats held by women in national parliaments
Americas
1,749
in 2026
Sweden
156
in 2026
Americas rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Americas
- Sweden
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1,749 against 156 in Sweden, a difference of 1,593.
That makes Americas's figure about 11.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 42 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of seats held by women in national parliaments, Americas or Sweden?
- Americas, at 1,749 against 156 in Sweden as of 2026.
- What is the difference in number of seats held by women in national parliaments between Americas and Sweden?
- 1,593, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Americas and Sweden rank globally for number of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of seats held by women in national parliaments (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.