Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Chile, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 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 70.0% less likely to die by suicide
Chile has a suicide rate of 7.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 28.9% less spent on your healthcare
Chile spends $3,612 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 31.8% fewer doctors per person
Chile has 33.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 9.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 79.6% more money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $17,995 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 10.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 14.9% more children
In Chile, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 20.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 5.8 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 52.9% less on healthcare
Chile spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 31.2% more on education
Chile spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.2% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 96.1% less likely to be murdered
Chile has a homicide rate of 6.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 10.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chile, road accidents kill 10.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.8 times more electricity
Chile uses 4,373 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 95.7% less home broadband
Chile has 23.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 428.8 times more strain on fresh water
Chile withdraws 9% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Chile, air pollution causes 18.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.0 times more CO2
Chile emits 3.9 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Kuwait: At a glance
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