Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 23.5% less likely to die by suicide
Cyprus has a suicide rate of 3.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 87.5% more likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 43.4% less spent on your healthcare
Cyprus spends $4,538 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 36.1% fewer doctors per person
Cyprus has 35.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 55.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 4.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 22.7% less money
Cyprus has a GDP per capita of $41,783 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 42.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 14.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 70.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, 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.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% more likely to have internet access
In Cyprus, approximately 89.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 38.9% less on healthcare
Cyprus spends 8.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 35.9% more on education
Cyprus spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 23.0% less coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 69.5% less likely to be murdered
Cyprus has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cyprus, road accidents kill 3.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.3 times more electricity
Cyprus uses 3,842 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.3% less home broadband
Cyprus has 37.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 126.3 times more strain on fresh water
Cyprus withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Cyprus, air pollution causes 16.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Cyprus emits 5.4 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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