Which has higher share of women in parliament, Guatemala or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Guatemala as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Guatemala and Republic of Korea?

0.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Republic of Korea?

70 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.

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.

Guatemala vs Republic of Korea: Share of women in parliament

Guatemala

20.0%

in 2025

Republic of Korea

20.3%

in 2025

Guatemala rank

117th

Republic of Korea rank

116th

Share of women in parliament over time

Guatemala
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 20.3% against 20.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Guatemala ranks 117th and Republic of Korea ranks 116th of 174 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1940s	0.0%	0.5%	0.5%	Republic of Korea
1950s	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	Republic of Korea
1960s	1.0%	1.1%	0.0%	Republic of Korea
1970s	3.0%	4.1%	1.1%	Republic of Korea
1980s	5.7%	2.8%	3.0%	Guatemala
1990s	8.5%	2.4%	6.1%	Guatemala
2000s	8.9%	13.3%	4.4%	Republic of Korea
2010s	14.3%	16.0%	1.7%	Republic of Korea
2020s	19.7%	18.4%	1.3%	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women in parliament, Guatemala or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 20.3% against 20.0% in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Guatemala and Republic of Korea?: 0.3%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Republic of Korea?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Republic of Korea rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Guatemala ranks 117th and Republic of Korea ranks 116th 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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Indicator: Share of women in parliament
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 15,302 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.