Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 84.1% less likely to die by suicide
Austria has a suicide rate of 14.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Austria, 16.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 68.9% less spent on your healthcare
Austria spends $8,250 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 58.8% fewer doctors per person
Austria has 55.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 60.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 48.7% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $62,930 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 19.3% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 2.8 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 58.1% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 22.0% more on education
Austria spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 71.6% less likely to be murdered
Austria has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Austria, road accidents kill 4.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.1 times more electricity
Austria uses 7,897 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.6% less home broadband
Austria has 30.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 443.6 times more strain on fresh water
Austria withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Austria, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.7 times more CO2
Austria emits 6.3 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). How we calculate this
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