Brazil vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
17.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
138th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
140th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Brazil
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.1% against 17.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Brazil ranks 138th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 140th of 193 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 20.1% | 13.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 19.6% | 11.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 16.1% | 5.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Brazil or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Brazil, at 18.1% against 17.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Brazil ranks 138th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 140th 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.