Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 4.7 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 28.9% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 80.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 74.8% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 69.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 49.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 24.5% more on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 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 Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.