North Korea vs Libya: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
North Korea
17.6%
in 2025
Libya
16.5%
in 2025
North Korea rank
140th
Libya rank
143rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- North Korea
- Libya
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 17.6% against 16.5% in Libya, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 140th and Libya ranks 143rd of 193 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 7.1% | 12.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.3% | 1.3% | 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, North Korea or Libya?
- North Korea, at 17.6% against 16.5% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between North Korea and Libya?
- 1.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Libya?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Libya rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- North Korea ranks 140th and Libya ranks 143rd 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.