Korea vs Türkiye: Share of women in parliament
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Türkiye
19.9%
in 2025
Korea rank
124th
Türkiye rank
127th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.3% against 19.9% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 124th and Türkiye ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 5.9% | 5.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.6% | 0.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Korea or Türkiye?
- Korea, at 20.3% against 19.9% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Korea and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Korea ranks 124th and Türkiye ranks 127th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women in parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.