Caribbean vs Northern Europe: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Northern Europe
39.6%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
1st
Northern Europe rank
3rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Caribbean
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 39.6% in Northern Europe, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.1 times Northern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern Europe ahead.
Caribbean ranks 1st and Northern Europe ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Northern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 27.8% | 2.7% | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 31.7% | 0.7% | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 3.0% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Caribbean or Northern Europe?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 39.6% in Northern Europe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Northern Europe?
- 3.9%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Northern Europe?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Northern Europe rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 1st and Northern Europe ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- 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.