What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

143.02 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Kuwait

163.99 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

20.97 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Kuwait rank

25th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

Kuwait
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 163.99 units per square kilometre against 20.97 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 143.02 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 7.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	41.7 units per square kilometre	11.37 units per square kilometre	30.33 units per square kilometre	Kuwait
2000s	64.43 units per square kilometre	14.69 units per square kilometre	49.73 units per square kilometre	Kuwait
2010s	118.05 units per square kilometre	17.35 units per square kilometre	100.69 units per square kilometre	Kuwait
2020s	148.09 units per square kilometre	20.2 units per square kilometre	127.89 units per square kilometre	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Kuwait, at 163.99 units per square kilometre against 20.97 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 143.02 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?: Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.