Kuwait vs Vanuatu: Share of women in parliament
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2023
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
187th
Vanuatu rank
190th
Share of women in parliament 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 1999 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kuwait ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 190th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.6% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.0% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Kuwait or Vanuatu?
- Kuwait, at 3.1% against 1.9% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament 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 1999 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kuwait ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 190th 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.