Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Kuwait
96.8%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
94.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 96.8% against 94.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.5% | 96.6% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.9% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 95.1% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- Kuwait, at 96.8% against 94.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates 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, total (% of total 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.