Kuwait vs World: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled)
Kuwait
0.0278 units per person
in 2025
World
0.0179 units per person
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0278 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0099 units per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0242 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0264 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0088 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 World?
- Kuwait, at 0.0278 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) between Kuwait and World?
- 0.0099 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.