Kuwait vs Maldives: Share of the population that is female
Kuwait
38.9%
in 2025
Maldives
38.3%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
210th
Maldives rank
211th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 38.9% against 38.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 210th and Maldives ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 46.0% | 5.8% | Maldives |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 46.4% | 3.1% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 47.0% | 4.4% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 47.5% | 4.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 46.9% | 5.4% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 41.3% | 0.2% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.1% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 38.9% against 38.3% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Kuwait ranks 210th and Maldives ranks 211th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.