Kuwait vs Uruguay: Productivity vs. educational attainment
Kuwait
37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Uruguay
38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Kuwait rank
51st
Uruguay rank
48th
Productivity vs. educational attainment over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Kuwait, a difference of 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 48th of 130 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 54.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 59.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 26.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 43.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. educational attainment, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. educational attainment between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Kuwait ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 48th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.