Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 84.1% less likely to die by suicide
Finland has a suicide rate of 14.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 67.0% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 24.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 60.1% less spent on your healthcare
Finland spends $6,433 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 37.0% fewer doctors per person
Finland has 36.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 77.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 9.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 42.5% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $56,149 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.5% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 1.9 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 52.6% less on healthcare
Finland spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 74.5% less likely to be murdered
Finland has a homicide rate of 1.0 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Finland, road accidents kill 4.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 11.3% more electricity
Finland uses 14,819 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.2% less home broadband
Finland has 36.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 541.6 times more strain on fresh water
Finland withdraws 7% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 6.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Finland, air pollution causes 7.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.3 times more CO2
Finland emits 5.5 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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