Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Kuwait
0.0278 units per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0146 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0278 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0132 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0264 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled), Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.0278 units per person against 0.0146 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0132 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.