Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.5 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 82.3% less likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 32.1% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 66.6% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 44.4% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
have 10.3% less access to essential health services
Australia scores 87 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
Economy
be 46.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 50.4% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 27.3% more on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 70.6% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 68.3% more electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.2% less home broadband
Australia has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 824.5 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 67.9% more CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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