Thailand vs Türkiye: Share of women in parliament
Thailand
19.6%
in 2025
Türkiye
19.9%
in 2025
Thailand rank
129th
Türkiye rank
127th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Thailand
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 19.9% against 19.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 129th and Türkiye ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.0% | 2.6% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.9% | 3.9% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 14.6% | 4.0% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 18.6% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Thailand or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 19.9% against 19.6% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Thailand and Türkiye?
- 0.3%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Thailand ranks 129th 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.