Iceland vs Sweden: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of
Iceland
51.3%
in 2023
Sweden
44.0%
in 2023
Iceland rank
1st
Sweden rank
2nd
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of over time
- Iceland
- Sweden
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 51.3% against 44.0% in Sweden, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sweden ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.0% | 1.5% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 43.9% | 4.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of, Iceland or Sweden?
- Iceland, at 51.3% against 44.0% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of between Iceland and Sweden?
- 7.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 2nd of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.