Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of China, you would:
Health
live 6.6 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 72.6% more spent on your healthcare
China spends $1,487 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
be 74.2% less likely to die by suicide
China has a suicide rate of 8.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.4 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
have 27.0% fewer doctors per person
China has 31.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.8% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 2.3 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 16.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 48.0% more children
In China, there are approximately 6.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.7% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 4.1 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 16.5% less on healthcare
China spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 65.1% more on education
China spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 50.0% less likely to be murdered
China has a homicide rate of 0.5 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 47.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In China, road accidents kill 17.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.5 times more electricity
China uses 6,524 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.9% less home broadband
China has 47.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 92.7 times more strain on fresh water
China withdraws 42% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 29.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In China, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.5 times more CO2
China emits 9.3 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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