Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 20.6% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $60,200 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In United States, that number is 3.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 30.4% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United States, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 30.9% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United States, there are 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United States, that number is 16.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 39.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United States: At a glance
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