Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of China, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In China, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $16,400 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 69.8% less likely to be unemployed
In China, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
have 79.1% more children
In China, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.4% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 88.6% more on education
China spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 96.6% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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 China? See an in-depth size comparison.