Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Latvia instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 37.7% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Latvia, that number is 23.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Latvia, that number is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 40.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Latvia, the GDP per capita is $29,900 as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Latvia, that number is 6.1% as of 2019.
Life
be 34.7% 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 Latvia, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2022.
be 58.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Latvia, 19.0 women do as of 2017.
have 50.9% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Latvia, there are 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Latvia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.0% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Latvia, that number is 6.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Latvia: At a glance
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