Kuwait vs Qatar: Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate)
Kuwait
8.8%
in 2021
Qatar
4.9%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Qatar rank
9th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 8.8% against 4.9% in Qatar, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 9th of 235 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 13.3% | 4.3% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 21.3% | 12.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, male (uis estimate), Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 8.8% against 4.9% in Qatar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, male (uis estimate) between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 3.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for outbound mobility ratio to the arab states, male (uis estimate)?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Qatar ranks 9th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release