Kuwait vs Nigeria: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
187th
Nigeria rank
184th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.2% against 3.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 5.3% | 3.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 5.9% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.6% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.2% against 3.1% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 1.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 187th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.