Australia vs Iceland: Share of women in parliament
Australia
46.0%
in 2025
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Iceland rank
8th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Australia
- Iceland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.0% against 46.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Iceland ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.6% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 13.7% | 9.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 25.2% | 13.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 33.3% | 8.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 41.3% | 14.2% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 46.0% | 8.8% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Australia or Iceland?
- Australia, at 46.0% against 46.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Australia and Iceland?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Australia ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 8th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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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About this data
Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.