Southern Europe vs Sweden: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Southern Europe
31.7%
in 2025
Sweden
44.4%
in 2024
Southern Europe rank
26th
Sweden rank
24th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Southern Europe
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.4% against 31.7% in Southern Europe, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Southern Europe ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 38 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 31.1% | 5.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 37.0% | 8.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 43.1% | 11.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Southern Europe or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 44.4% against 31.7% in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Southern Europe and Sweden?
- 12.7%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Southern Europe and Sweden rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 24th of 38 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.