Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In Canada, 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 75.5% less likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 55.6% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 66.4% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 19.4% fewer doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
have 14.3% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 42.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 33.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 12.6% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.7 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 56.1% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 33.1% more on education
Canada spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 87.4% less likely to be murdered
Canada has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 95.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 17.0% more electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.6% less home broadband
Canada has 42.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 1035.1 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 5.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 69.0% more CO2
Canada emits 14.0 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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