Quality of life comparison

live 7.2 years longer

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 83.9% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 87.2% more money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 79.1% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 49.1% fewer children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

spend 62.1% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 25.5% less on healthcare

Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 61.3% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.