Kuwait vs Tonga: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2024
Tonga
3.9%
in 2026
Kuwait rank
204th
Tonga rank
202nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.9% against 3.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tonga ahead.
Kuwait ranks 204th and Tonga ranks 202nd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.3% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 6.6% | 2.8% | Tonga |
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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.9% 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 Tonga?
- 0.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Tonga rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 204th and Tonga ranks 202nd 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.