Finland vs Sweden: Share of women in parliament
Finland
45.5%
in 2025
Sweden
45.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
10th
Sweden rank
12th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 45.5% against 45.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 3.2% | Finland |
| 1910s | 9.2% | 0.0% | 9.2% | Finland |
| 1920s | 8.7% | 1.3% | 7.4% | Finland |
| 1930s | 7.0% | 1.8% | 5.2% | Finland |
| 1940s | 8.5% | 6.4% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 1950s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Finland |
| 1960s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1970s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 30.9% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 38.6% | 2.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 45.5% | 7.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 44.8% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 46.4% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 45.5% against 45.0% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Finland ranks 10th 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.