Japan vs Thailand: Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of
Japan
17.8%
in 2025
Thailand
20.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
22nd
Thailand rank
21st
Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.6% against 17.8% in Japan, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 21st of 23 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.1% | 17.4% | 4.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 19.9% | 4.2% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.6% against 17.8% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of between Japan and Thailand?
- 2.8%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 21st of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of elected seats held by women in deliberative bodies of local government (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.