South Korea vs Sweden: Gender of the chief executive
South Korea
0
in 2025
Sweden
0
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Sweden rank
18th
Gender of the chief executive over time
- South Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0 against 0 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
South Korea ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1850s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.1667 | 0.1667 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender of the chief executive, South Korea or Sweden?
- South Korea, at 0 against 0 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gender of the chief executive between South Korea and Sweden?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sweden rank globally for gender of the chief executive?
- South Korea ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 18th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gender of the chief executive. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable denotes whether the chief executive of government in office on December 31 is a woman.