Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 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 84.5% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 98.9% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 31.4% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 34.5% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 73.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
have 41.1% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 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 36.7% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 23.6% more on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 83.8% less likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.1 times more electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.1% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 295.1 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% 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 Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.1 times more CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 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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