Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Chile instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
see 40.7% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Chile spends $3,612 as of 2024.
have 46.7% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Chile has 33.3 as of 2023.
live 3.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Chile, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Chile, it is 7.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Chile, that number is 9.0% as of 2025.
make 44.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Chile, the GDP per capita is $17,995 as of 2025.
Life
be 17.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Chile, on the other hand, 5.8 children do as of 2024.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 8.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Chile, 10.0 women do as of 2023.
have 13.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Chile, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Chile spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Chile, that number is 10.5% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 12.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Chile, that number is 6,435 km.
Safety
be 25.4 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Chile, that number is 6.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 12.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Chile, they kill 10.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 23.5 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Chile has 23.7 as of 2024.
live with 99.8% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Chile withdraws 9% as of 2022.
use 73.5% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Chile uses 4,373 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 60.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Chile, it causes 18.0 as of 2019.
emit 83.4% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Chile emits 3.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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