Kuwait vs Maldives: Share of women in parliament
Kuwait
2.0%
in 2024
Maldives
3.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
171st
Maldives rank
168th
Share of women in parliament over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 3.2% against 2.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 171st and Maldives ranks 168th of 174 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 8.4% | 6.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 4.3% | 1.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women in parliament, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 3.2% against 2.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 1.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kuwait ranks 171st and Maldives ranks 168th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 women in the lower or single chamber of the legislature.