Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liechtenstein instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Liechtenstein, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Liechtenstein, the GDP per capita is $139,100 as of 2009.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Liechtenstein, that number is 2.4% as of 2015.
Life
be 45.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Liechtenstein, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2022.
have 42.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liechtenstein, there are 10.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 60.6% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liechtenstein spends 2.6% of total GDP on education as of 2011.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liechtenstein: At a glance
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