Sweden vs World: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS
Sweden
44.4%
in 2024
World
30.5%
in 2025
Sweden rank
24th
World rank
27th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS over time
- Sweden
- World
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.4% against 30.5% in World, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 24th and World ranks 27th of 142 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.5% | 5.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 26.9% | 10.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 29.3% | 13.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls, Sweden or World?
- Sweden, at 44.4% against 30.5% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls between Sweden and World?
- 13.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and World?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and World rank globally for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Sweden ranks 24th and World ranks 27th of 142 countries.
- 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.