Kuwait vs Vanuatu: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2026
Kuwait rank
204th
Vanuatu rank
207th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.1% against 1.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kuwait ranks 204th and Vanuatu ranks 207th of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.0% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 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 Vanuatu?
- Kuwait, at 3.1% against 1.9% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kuwait and Vanuatu?
- 1.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vanuatu rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 204th and Vanuatu ranks 207th 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.