Ecuador vs Norway: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Ecuador
43.0%
in 2026
Norway
42.6%
in 2026
Ecuador rank
21st
Norway rank
22nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Ecuador
- Norway
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 43.0% against 42.6% in Norway, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 210 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 36.7% | 17.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 39.9% | 2.8% | Norway |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 44.0% | 3.3% | 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, Ecuador or Norway?
- Ecuador, at 43.0% against 42.6% in Norway as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Ecuador and Norway?
- 0.4%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Norway?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
- How do Ecuador and Norway rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Norway ranks 22nd of 210 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.