Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 52.9% more spent on your healthcare
Georgia spends $1,679 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 14.7% more access to essential health services
Georgia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
be 54.7% less likely to die by suicide
Georgia has a suicide rate of 5.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 13.2% more likely to be obese
In Georgia, 35.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
have 59.7% fewer doctors per person
Georgia has 56.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 82.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 12.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 3.3 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $9,692 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.2% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 19.3% more likely to have internet access
In Georgia, approximately 83.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 27.7% less on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 61.8% more on education
Georgia spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 61.0% more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 87.7% less likely to be murdered
Georgia has a homicide rate of 2.0 per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 27.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Georgia, road accidents kill 12.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.9 times more electricity
Georgia uses 3,382 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.7% less home broadband
Georgia has 30.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 914.6 times more strain on fresh water
Georgia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 34.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Georgia, air pollution causes 69.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.7 times more CO2
Georgia emits 3.5 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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