Iceland vs New Zealand: Share of women in parliament
Iceland
46.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
45.5%
in 2025
Iceland rank
8th
New Zealand rank
10th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Iceland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.0% against 45.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 4.5% | 2.5% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 5.8% | 3.6% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 11.1% | 2.5% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 23.0% | 2.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 31.1% | 2.3% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 34.6% | 6.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 47.3% | 1.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Iceland or New Zealand?
- Iceland, at 46.0% against 45.5% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Iceland and New Zealand?
- 0.5%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Iceland ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 10th 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.