Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Kuwait

2,318 hours per worker

in 2023

Zimbabwe

2,311 hours per worker

in 2023

Kuwait rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

17th

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Kuwait currently reports 2,318 hours per worker against 2,311 hours per worker in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.92 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 129 countries.

Indicator: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit: hours per worker
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.