Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 36.3% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.2 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 97.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 61.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.7% more likely to be literate
In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Kuwait, it is 96.5% as of 2020.
be 53.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 21.7% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.4% more on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.