Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 92.4% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 63.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
make 10.7% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
Life
have 58.5% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.0% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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 Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.