Brazil vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of women in parliament
Brazil
18.1%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
17.6%
in 2025
Brazil rank
129th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
131st
Share of women in parliament over time
- Brazil
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 18.1% against 17.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Brazil ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 131st of 174 countries.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 12.1% | 12.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 12.4% | 12.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 11.8% | 11.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 19.6% | 19.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 20.2% | 17.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 20.1% | 14.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 18.8% | 10.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 16.2% | 6.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Brazil or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Brazil, at 18.1% against 17.6% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Brazil ranks 129th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 131st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.