Kuwait vs Qatar: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
96.9%
in 2024
Qatar
99.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.2% against 96.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.3%.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 98.3% | 2.8% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 98.9% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 99.4% | 0.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 99.2% | 2.0% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 99.2% against 96.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 2.3%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers who are employees 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
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.