China vs Kuwait: Annual working hours per worker
China
2,328 hours per worker
in 2023
Kuwait
2,318 hours per worker
in 2023
China rank
15th
Kuwait rank
16th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- China
- Kuwait
How they compare
China currently reports 2,328 hours per worker against 2,318 hours per worker in Kuwait, a difference of 10 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,391 hours per worker | 2,393 hours per worker | 1.85 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,402 hours per worker | 2,356 hours per worker | 45.75 hours per worker | China |
| 2020s | 2,303 hours per worker | 2,318 hours per worker | 14.65 hours per worker | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, China or Kuwait?
- China, at 2,328 hours per worker against 2,318 hours per worker in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between China and Kuwait?
- 10 hours per worker, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do China and Kuwait rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- China ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average working hours per worker in a given year.