Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Kuwait
3.1%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
2.7%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
187th
Papua New Guinea rank
188th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.1% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kuwait ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.5% | 2.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 1.1% | 3.2% | Kuwait |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Kuwait, at 3.1% against 2.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Kuwait ranks 187th and Papua New Guinea ranks 188th 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.