Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 2.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 16.5% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
be 7.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 11.3% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
be 12.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 74.3% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 43.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Japan, about 85.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.1% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 59.6 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 70.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 38.2 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 99.0% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
use 54.4% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 73.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 66.9% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 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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