Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Annual working hours per worker
Kuwait
2,318 hours per worker
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2,311 hours per worker
in 2023
Kuwait rank
16th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Kuwait
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2,318 hours per worker against 2,311 hours per worker in Zimbabwe, a difference of 7 hours per worker.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 130 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,393 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 488.39 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,356 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 465.76 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2,318 hours per worker | 2,096 hours per worker | 221.95 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 Zimbabwe?
- Kuwait, at 2,318 hours per worker against 2,311 hours per worker in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 7 hours per worker, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Kuwait ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.