Bahrain vs South Korea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Bahrain
20.0%
in 2025
South Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
125th
South Korea rank
124th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Bahrain
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Korea ahead.
Bahrain ranks 125th and South Korea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 12.6% | 11.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 16.1% | 6.9% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 19.3% | 1.0% | South 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, Bahrain or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bahrain and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Korea?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and South Korea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bahrain ranks 125th and South 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.