Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of France, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 86.1% less likely to die by suicide
France has a suicide rate of 16.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In France, 11.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 62.6% less spent on your healthcare
France spends $6,868 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 30.7% fewer doctors per person
France has 32.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 71.1% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 7.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 34.0% less money
France has a GDP per capita of $48,986 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.4 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 12.8% more likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 88.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 57.0% less on healthcare
France spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 21.1% more on education
France spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 81.3% less likely to be murdered
France has a homicide rate of 1.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 95.7% more likely to die in a road accident
In France, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.6 times more electricity
France uses 6,447 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.9% less home broadband
France has 48.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 180.1 times more strain on fresh water
France withdraws 21% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In France, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.9 times more CO2
France emits 4.0 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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