Burkina Faso vs Kuwait: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
2,356 hours per worker
in 2023
Kuwait
2,318 hours per worker
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Kuwait rank
16th
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kuwait
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2,356 hours per worker against 2,318 hours per worker in Kuwait, a difference of 38 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 130 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,293 hours per worker | 2,393 hours per worker | 100.15 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2,341 hours per worker | 2,356 hours per worker | 14.41 hours per worker | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 2,357 hours per worker | 2,318 hours per worker | 38.64 hours per worker | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Kuwait?
- Burkina Faso, at 2,356 hours per worker against 2,318 hours per worker in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 38 hours per worker, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kuwait rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.