Haiti vs Kuwait: Share of women in parliament
Haiti
2.5%
in 2019
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2023
Haiti rank
189th
Kuwait rank
187th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Haiti
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.1% against 2.5% in Haiti, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 187th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Haiti or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 3.1% against 2.5% in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Haiti and Kuwait?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Haiti and Kuwait rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Haiti ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 187th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, via World Bank (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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About this data
Percentage of seats in lower or single chamber of the legislature held by women.