Caribbean vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number
Caribbean
43.5%
in 2026
Norway
42.6%
in 2026
Caribbean rank
20th
Norway rank
23rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) … number over time
- Caribbean
- Norway
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 43.5% against 42.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Caribbean ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 212 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 36.7% | 11.7% | Norway |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 39.9% | 7.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 44.0% | 3.1% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Caribbean, at 43.5% against 42.6% in Norway as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Caribbean and Norway?
- 0.9%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Caribbean and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Caribbean ranks 20th and Norway ranks 23rd of 212 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.