Korea vs Ukraine: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Ukraine
21.2%
in 2025
Korea rank
124th
Ukraine rank
121st
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Korea
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 21.2% against 20.3% in Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ukraine ahead.
Korea ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 121st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 5.8% | 2.4% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.2% | 3.9% | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 11.6% | 4.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 20.8% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Korea or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 21.2% against 20.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Korea and Ukraine?
- 0.9%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Ukraine?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Ukraine rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Korea ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 121st 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.