Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2026
Kuwait rank
204th
Papua New Guinea rank
205th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kuwait ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 205th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.6% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 0.9% | 2.9% | Kuwait |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Kuwait, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 204th and Papua New Guinea ranks 205th 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.