Sweden vs United States: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th
Sweden
44.7%
in 2024
United States
44.1%
in 2025
Sweden rank
14th
United States rank
15th
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 44.7% against 44.1% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 102 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 37.6% | 6.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 39.5% | 2.3% | United States |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 43.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th, Sweden or United States?
- Sweden, at 44.7% against 44.1% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th between Sweden and United States?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Sweden ranks 14th and United States ranks 15th of 102 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.