Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
be 73.9% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.4% more money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 84.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 11.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 68.2% more children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 21.4% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 13.8% more on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 23.0% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 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 Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.