Americas vs Iceland: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Americas
35.5%
in 2026
Iceland
46.0%
in 2026
Americas rank
7th
Iceland rank
9th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Americas
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 35.5% in Americas, a difference of 10.5%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 9th of 42 groups.
Iceland 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, Americas or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 35.5% in Americas as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Americas and Iceland?
- 10.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Iceland?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Americas and Iceland rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Americas ranks 7th and Iceland ranks 9th 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.