What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?

0.8%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?

34 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2020.

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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Myanmar: Share of women in parliament

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

17.6%

in 2025

Myanmar

16.8%

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

131st

Myanmar rank

133rd

Share of women in parliament over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Myanmar

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 17.6% against 16.8% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 131st and Myanmar ranks 133rd of 174 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12.4%	1.3%	11.1%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s	13.0%	1.3%	11.7%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	20.4%	2.2%	18.2%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	20.0%	2.7%	17.3%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	16.3%	8.2%	8.1%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	17.6%	16.8%	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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Myanmar?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 17.6% against 16.8% in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?: 0.8%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2020.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Myanmar rank globally for share of women in parliament?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 131st and Myanmar ranks 133rd 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.