Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Kuwait
163.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
20.97 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
050100150199020062023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 163.99 units per square kilometre against 20.97 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 143.02 units per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 7.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 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?
Kuwait, at 163.99 units per square kilometre against 20.97 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
143.02 units per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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

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.