Bangladesh vs Korea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Bangladesh
20.9%
in 2023
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
122nd
Korea rank
124th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Bangladesh
- Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.9% against 20.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 122nd and Korea ranks 124th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 3.5% | 5.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 10.7% | 2.0% | Korea |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.1% | 3.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.9% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Bangladesh or Korea?
- Bangladesh, at 20.9% against 20.3% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Bangladesh and Korea?
- 0.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Korea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Bangladesh ranks 122nd 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.