Kuwait vs Vanuatu: Share of women in parliament
Kuwait
2.0%
in 2024
Vanuatu
1.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
171st
Vanuatu rank
172nd
Share of women in parliament over time
- Kuwait
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Kuwait ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 172nd of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 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 2.0% against 1.9% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women in parliament between Kuwait and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vanuatu?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women in parliament?
- Kuwait ranks 171st and Vanuatu ranks 172nd 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.