Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)
Kuwait
96.3%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
94.7%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 96.3% against 94.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 91.5% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 93.6% | 3.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.2% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 94.4% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment), Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 96.3% against 94.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.