Iceland vs Western Europe: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of)
Iceland
0.9%
in 2026
Western Europe
0.7%
in 2026
Iceland rank
8th
Western Europe rank
5th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) over time
- Iceland
- Western Europe
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Western Europe, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Western Europe's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 8th and Western Europe ranks 5th of 184 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 Western Europe?
- Iceland, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Western Europe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Iceland and Western Europe?
- 0.2%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Western Europe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Iceland and Western Europe rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Iceland ranks 8th and Western Europe ranks 5th of 184 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.