Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait

Kuwait: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 2.71 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
2.71
in 2021
All-time low
2.16
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait, 2015–2023

01232015201920232015: 2.22016: 2.22017: 2.52018: 2.52019: 2.52020: 2.52021: 2.72022: 2.72023: 2.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 2.71 for level of national compliance with labor rights in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait peaked at 2.71 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.16, in 2015.

Kuwait ranks 63rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 2.16
2016 2.16 +0.0%
2017 2.51 +16.2%
2018 2.51 +0.0%
2019 2.51 +0.0%
2020 2.51 +0.0%
2021 2.71 +8.0%
2022 2.71 +0.0%
2023 2.71 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.37 2.16 2.51 5
2020s 2.66 2.51 2.71 4

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 60 Vanuatu 2.83 compare
  2. 61 Kazakhstan 2.77 compare
  3. 62 Eritrea 2.74 compare
  4. 64 Singapore 2.7 compare
  5. 65 Madagascar 2.63 compare
  6. 66 Brunei Darussalam 2.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Kuwait was 2.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 2.71 in 2021.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2.16 in 2015.
How does Kuwait rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Kuwait ranks 63rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 1,674 data points, 2015–2023
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