Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Denmark, 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 77.9% less likely to die by suicide
Denmark has a suicide rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 14.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 64.7% less spent on your healthcare
Denmark spends $7,262 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 49.5% fewer doctors per person
Denmark has 45.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 60.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 58.0% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $76,970 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 100.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.5 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.
Expenditures
spend 47.2% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.2% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 70.2% less likely to be murdered
Denmark 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 4.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Denmark, road accidents kill 2.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.7 times more electricity
Denmark uses 6,165 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.7% less home broadband
Denmark has 43.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 152.4 times more strain on fresh water
Denmark withdraws 25% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Denmark, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.5 times more CO2
Denmark emits 4.3 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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