Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 17.5 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
see 65.9% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 24.4% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 73.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.4 times 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more 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 Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 34.1% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
be 12.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, 87% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 19.6% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.7 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.8% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Safety
be 29.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Marshall Islands, they kill 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.3 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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