Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
live 1.1 years longer
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 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 38.3% more likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 90.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.6% more likely to be literate
In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Kuwait, it is 96.5% as of 2020.
be 62.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 57.1% more likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 11.3% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 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 Algeria? See an in-depth size comparison.