Azerbaijan vs Korea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Azerbaijan
20.8%
in 2025
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
123rd
Korea rank
124th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Azerbaijan
- Korea
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 20.8% against 20.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Korea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 3.5% | 8.5% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 0.0% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 0.2% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.3% | 0.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Azerbaijan or Korea?
- Azerbaijan, at 20.8% against 20.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Azerbaijan and Korea?
- 0.5%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Korea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Korea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Azerbaijan ranks 123rd and Korea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.