Norway vs United Kingdom: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Norway
40.2%
in 2025
United Kingdom
40.5%
in 2025
Norway rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 40.5% against 40.2% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Norway ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 3.3% | 2.0% | Norway |
| 1960s | 8.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% | Norway |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 4.0% | 12.1% | Norway |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 4.2% | 25.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 37.4% | 11.5% | 25.9% | Norway |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 18.9% | 18.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 27.0% | 13.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 36.3% | 8.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Norway or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 40.5% against 40.2% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 0.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Norway ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th 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.