Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Norway instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 50.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 20.2% of people as of 2024.
see 3.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Norway spends $9,523 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Norway has 49.8 as of 2023.
have 11.5% more access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Norway scores 87 as of 2021.
live 1.4 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Norway, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 5.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Norway, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Norway, the GDP per capita is $94,594 as of 2025.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Norway, that number is 4.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 87.5% 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 Norway, 1.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.4% 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 Norway, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Norway spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 90.1% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Norway, that number is 9.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 50.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Norway, that number is 25,148 km.
Safety
be 83.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Norway, they kill 1.5 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 Norway, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 44.7 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Norway has 45.2 as of 2024.
live with 99.9% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Norway withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 43.5% more electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Norway uses 23,673 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 82.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Norway, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 69.7% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Norway emits 7.2 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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Norway: At a glance
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