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