Africa vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Africa
25.9%
in 2026
Norway
42.6%
in 2026
Africa rank
23rd
Norway rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Africa
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 42.6% against 25.9% in Africa, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.6 times Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd of 42 groups.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Africa or Norway?
- Norway, at 42.6% against 25.9% in Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Africa and Norway?
- 16.7%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Africa and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Africa ranks 23rd and Norway ranks 22nd of 42 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.