Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hungary instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 22.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 31.4% of people as of 2024.
see 12.0% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Hungary spends $2,875 as of 2023.
have 52.0% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Hungary has 34.6 as of 2022.
live 7.9 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
be 7.1 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 16.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hungary, that number is 4.5% as of 2025.
make 19.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $25,907 as of 2025.
Life
be 55.7% 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 Hungary, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2024.
be 50.0% 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 Hungary, 12.0 women do as of 2023.
have 18.2% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 41.0% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Hungary spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.4% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Hungary, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 19.6% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Hungary, they kill 7.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.9 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 37.2 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Hungary has 37.5 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. Hungary withdraws 8% as of 2022.
use 70.8% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Hungary uses 4,812 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 81.2% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Hungary emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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