Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.8 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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 82.1% less likely to die by suicide
Germany has a suicide rate of 12.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 95.8% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 70.9% less spent on your healthcare
Germany spends $8,826 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 49.9% fewer doctors per person
Germany has 45.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
have 11.4% less access to essential health services
Germany scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
Economy
be 41.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 3.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 46.6% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $60,496 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 23.7% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.1 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 59.6% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 22.9% more on education
Germany 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 79.1% less coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 72.5% less likely to be murdered
Germany has a homicide rate of 0.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Germany, road accidents kill 3.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.7 times more electricity
Germany uses 6,109 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.8% less home broadband
Germany has 45.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 108.9 times more strain on fresh water
Germany withdraws 35% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Germany, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.4 times more CO2
Germany emits 6.9 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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