Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of France, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 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 75.5% more likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.8% more money
France has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 86.5% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 52.5% more children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 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 France, approximately 3.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% more likely to have internet access
In France, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.5% less on healthcare
France spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 22.2% more on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.7% less coastline
France has a total of 4,853 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 France? See an in-depth size comparison.