Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 73.0% less likely to die by suicide
Ireland has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 45.0% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 70.7% less spent on your healthcare
Ireland spends $8,772 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 41.3% fewer doctors per person
Ireland has 38.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 75.4% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $131,592 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, 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 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, 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.
Expenditures
spend 27.6% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on education
Ireland spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 61.5% less likely to be murdered
Ireland has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Ireland, road accidents kill 2.8 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
Ireland uses 6,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.9% less home broadband
Ireland has 32.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 478.3 times more strain on fresh water
Ireland withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 3.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Ireland, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 3.9 times more CO2
Ireland emits 6.0 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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