Sweden vs United States of America: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral
Sweden
0.9%
in 2026
United States of America
0.6%
in 2026
Sweden rank
13th
United States of America rank
16th
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio) … Unicameral over time
- Sweden
- United States of America
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th of 185 countries.
Sweden 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), Sweden or United States of America?
- Sweden, at 0.9% against 0.6% in United States of America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) between Sweden and United States of America?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Sweden ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 16th 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.