Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 45.2% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.3% more money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $38,300 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 75.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.7% less on healthcare
Israel spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 82.8% more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 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 Israel? See an in-depth size comparison.