Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Belgium instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
be 41.7% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 4.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 58.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.
have 38.4% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 94.5% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 86.7% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Belgium: At a glance
How big is Belgium compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.