Estonia vs United States: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Estonia
28.7%
in 2025
United States
28.9%
in 2025
Estonia rank
77th
United States rank
75th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 28.9% against 28.7% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1906 it was United States ahead.
Estonia ranks 77th and United States ranks 75th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 17.0% | 2.0% | 14.9% | Estonia |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 2.9% | 19.7% | Estonia |
| 1960s | 27.6% | 3.2% | 24.4% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 3.5% | 27.0% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 5.1% | 25.3% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 1.1% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 15.3% | 4.3% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 19.4% | 3.9% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.4% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Estonia or United States?
- United States, 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?
- 0.2%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Estonia ranks 77th and United States ranks 75th 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.