South Korea vs Turkey: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
South Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Turkey
19.9%
in 2025
South Korea rank
124th
Turkey rank
127th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) over time
- South Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 20.3% against 19.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 124th and Turkey ranks 127th of 193 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 1.6% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.6% | 0.7% | South 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, South Korea or Turkey?
- South Korea, at 20.3% against 19.9% in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between South Korea and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Turkey?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Turkey rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- South Korea ranks 124th and Turkey ranks 127th 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.