Iceland vs South America: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral
Iceland
0.9%
in 2026
South America
0.6%
in 2026
Iceland rank
8th
South America rank
11th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral over time
- Iceland
- South America
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in South America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times South America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and South America ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of), Iceland or South America?
- Iceland, at 0.9% against 0.6% in South America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Iceland and South America?
- 0.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Iceland and South America rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Iceland ranks 8th and South America ranks 11th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.