North Macedonia vs Norway: Share of women in parliament
North Macedonia
39.2%
in 2025
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
30th
Norway rank
27th
Share of women in parliament over time
- North Macedonia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 40.2% against 39.2% in North Macedonia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Norway ahead.
North Macedonia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Macedonia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Norway |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | Norway |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1960s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 3.2% | North Macedonia |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 16.2% | 0.9% | North Macedonia |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 30.1% | 10.6% | Norway |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 37.4% | 31.5% | Norway |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 36.9% | 16.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 40.1% | 5.4% | Norway |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 44.4% | 4.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, North Macedonia or Norway?
- Norway, at 40.2% against 39.2% in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between North Macedonia and Norway?
- 1.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Norway?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2025.
- How do North Macedonia and Norway rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- North Macedonia ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th 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.