Finland vs Iceland: Share of women in parliament
Finland
45.5%
in 2025
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
10th
Iceland rank
8th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Finland
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 45.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iceland ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 11 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 1910s | 9.2% | 0.0% | 9.2% | Finland |
| 1920s | 8.5% | 0.0% | 8.5% | Finland |
| 1940s | 9.0% | 1.9% | 7.1% | Finland |
| 1950s | 12.6% | 2.0% | 10.6% | Finland |
| 1960s | 15.2% | 2.2% | 13.0% | Finland |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 4.7% | 16.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 13.7% | 15.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 25.2% | 10.6% | Finland |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 33.3% | 5.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.3% | 1.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 46.0% | 0.2% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Finland or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 45.5% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Finland and Iceland?
- 0.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Finland ranks 10th 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.