New Zealand vs Sweden: Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament
New Zealand
0.9 ratio
in 2026
Sweden
0.9 ratio
in 2026
New Zealand rank
10th
Sweden rank
10th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.9 ratio against 0.9 ratio in Sweden, a difference of 0 ratio.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2021 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 10th of 171 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 0.9 ratio against 0.9 ratio in Sweden as of 2026.
- What is the difference in representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0 ratio, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament?
- New Zealand ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 10th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.