Which has higher share of women in parliament, Estonia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 28.9% against 28.7% in Estonia as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Estonia and United States of America?

0.2%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs United States of America: Share of women in parliament

Estonia

28.7%

in 2025

United States of America

28.9%

in 2025

Estonia rank

85th

United States of America rank

84th

Share of women in parliament over time

Estonia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 28.9% against 28.7% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United States of America ahead.

Estonia ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 84th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.2%	12.3%	0.9%	Estonia
2000s	19.5%	15.5%	4.0%	Estonia
2010s	23.4%	19.4%	4.0%	Estonia
2020s	27.9%	28.4%	0.5%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Estonia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 28.9% against 28.7% in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Estonia and United States of America?: 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States of America?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
How do Estonia and United States of America rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Estonia ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 84th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 5,259 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.