Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Italy instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 65.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Italy, that number is 14.0% of people as of 2024.
see 94.5% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Italy spends $4,993 as of 2024.
have 84.4% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Italy has 41.9 as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Italy, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 34.0% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $43,309 as of 2025.
be 2.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Italy, that number is 6.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% less 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 Italy, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 67.1% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2024.
have 37.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Italy, about 89.2% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Italy spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 70.2% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 15.2 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.
Safety
be 45.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Italy, they kill 5.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 31.5 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Italy has 31.8 as of 2024.
live with 99.2% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Italy withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 68.9% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Italy uses 5,137 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 66.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Italy, it causes 15.0 as of 2019.
emit 78.5% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Italy emits 5.1 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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