Iceland vs Switzerland: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of
Iceland
51.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
1st
Switzerland rank
4th
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of over time
- Iceland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 51.3% against 39.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.0% | 31.9% | 15.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 36.2% | 11.9% | 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 Switzerland?
- Iceland, at 51.3% against 39.3% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of between Iceland and Switzerland?
- 12.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.