Bahrain vs Korea: Share of women in parliament (V-Dem)
Bahrain
20.0%
in 2025
Korea
20.3%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
117th
Korea rank
116th
Share of women in parliament (V-Dem) over time
- Bahrain
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Korea ahead.
Bahrain ranks 117th and Korea ranks 116th of 174 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 13.3% | 12.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 16.0% | 6.8% | Korea |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.4% | 0.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Bahrain or Korea?
- Korea, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Bahrain and Korea?
- 0.3%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Korea rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Bahrain ranks 117th and Korea ranks 116th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.