Kuwait vs Russia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Kuwait
2.2%
in 2016
Russia
2.1%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
164th
Russia rank
165th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Kuwait
- Russia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Russia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 164th and Russia ranks 165th of 185 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 10.3% | 9.6% | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 7.9% | 6.0% | Russia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 6.1% | 3.6% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Kuwait or Russia?
- Kuwait, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Russia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Kuwait and Russia?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Russia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Kuwait and Russia rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Kuwait ranks 164th and Russia ranks 165th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.