Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Cuba, you would:
Health
live 6.3 years longer
In Cuba, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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.
be 83.2% less likely to die by suicide
Cuba has a suicide rate of 13.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 75.9% more likely to be obese
In Cuba, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
have 76.2% fewer doctors per person
Cuba has 95.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Cuba, 1.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cuba, approximately 35.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 16.2% more children
In Cuba, there are approximately 8.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 41.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cuba, approximately 70.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 23.7% less on education
Cuba spends 8.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 47.1% less on healthcare
Cuba spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 86.6% less coastline
Cuba has a total of 3,735 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 94.4% less likely to be murdered
Cuba has a homicide rate of 4.5 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 70.4% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cuba, road accidents kill 5.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 11.3 times more electricity
Cuba uses 1,462 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 67.2% less home broadband
Cuba has 3.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 160.8 times more strain on fresh water
Cuba withdraws 24% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 45.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cuba, air pollution causes 31.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 12.4 times more CO2
Cuba emits 1.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Kuwait: At a glance
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