Kuwait vs Tonga: Share of women in parliament
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2023
Tonga
3.8%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
187th
Tonga rank
185th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Kuwait
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.8% against 3.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Tonga ahead.
Kuwait ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 185th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Kuwait or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.8% against 3.1% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Kuwait and Tonga?
- 0.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tonga?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Tonga rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kuwait ranks 187th and Tonga ranks 185th 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.