Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 33.9% more likely to be obese
In Argentina, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.5 times more money
Argentina has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 69.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 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 14.1% more children
In Argentina, there are approximately 15.6 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 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 37.5% more on education
Argentina spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 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 Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.