Comoros vs North Korea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Comoros
18.2%
in 2025
North Korea
17.6%
in 2025
Comoros rank
137th
North Korea rank
140th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- Comoros
- North Korea
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 18.2% against 17.6% in North Korea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was North Korea ahead.
Comoros ranks 137th 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 | Comoros | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 19.3% | 16.8% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 16.1% | 12.2% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.6% | 0.7% | 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, Comoros or North Korea?
- Comoros, at 18.2% against 17.6% in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Comoros and North Korea?
- 0.6%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and North Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and North Korea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Comoros ranks 137th 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.