Kuwait vs Maldives: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2024
Maldives
3.2%
in 2026
Kuwait rank
204th
Maldives rank
203rd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 204th and Maldives ranks 203rd of 210 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 9.0% | 8.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.7% | 0.9% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Kuwait as of 2026.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 204th and Maldives ranks 203rd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (% of total number of seats). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.