Ecuador vs Sweden: Share of women in parliament
Ecuador
45.0%
in 2025
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
12th
Sweden rank
12th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Ecuador
- Sweden
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 45.0% against 45.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 111 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 6.4% | 6.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 11.8% | 11.8% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 14.1% | 12.6% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 27.8% | 27.8% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 30.9% | 28.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 38.6% | 30.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 45.5% | 24.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 44.8% | 7.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 46.4% | 5.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Ecuador or Sweden?
- Ecuador, at 45.0% against 45.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Ecuador and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sweden?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sweden rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Ecuador ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.