Kuwait vs Malaysia: Annual working hours per worker
Kuwait
2,318 hours per worker
in 2023
Malaysia
2,308 hours per worker
in 2023
Kuwait rank
16th
Malaysia rank
18th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2,318 hours per worker against 2,308 hours per worker in Malaysia, a difference of 10 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,393 hours per worker | 2,447 hours per worker | 54.2 hours per worker | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2,356 hours per worker | 2,352 hours per worker | 3.58 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2,318 hours per worker | 2,233 hours per worker | 85.42 hours per worker | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Kuwait, at 2,318 hours per worker against 2,308 hours per worker in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 10 hours per worker, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Malaysia ranks 18th 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.