Kuwait vs United States: Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited

Kuwait
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
United States
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 2023
Kuwait rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited over time

  • Kuwait
  • United States
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in United States, a difference of 0 (1=yes; 0=no).

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 188 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) United States
1980s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) United States
1990s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) United States
2000s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) United States
2010s 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) United States
2020s 0.75 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 0.25 (1=yes; 0=no) United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment discrimination based on gender prohibited, Kuwait or United States?
Kuwait, at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) against 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment discrimination based on gender prohibited between Kuwait and United States?
0 (1=yes; 0=no), with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for employment discrimination based on gender prohibited?
Kuwait ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment discrimination based on gender prohibited
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

The law prohibits employers from discriminating based on sex or gender, or mandates equal treatment of women and men in employment.