Sweden vs Switzerland: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of
Sweden
44.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
39.3%
in 2025
Sweden rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
4th
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.0% against 39.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8% | 31.9% | 11.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 36.2% | 7.7% | Sweden |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 44.0% 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 Sweden and Switzerland?
- 4.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Sweden ranks 2nd 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.