Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 76.2% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2024.
live 14.6 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 78.2% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Philippines spends $560 as of 2023.
have 65.2% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Philippines has 7.9 as of 2021.
have 25.6% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Philippines scores 58 as of 2021.
be 51.1% more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Philippines, it is 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 87.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $4,171 as of 2025.
Life
have 58.6% more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 10.5 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 Philippines, 84.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.1 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 21.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 32.7% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Philippines, about 67.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Philippines spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2025.
Geography
see 72.7 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
Safety
be 17.4 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 4.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 7.1 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Philippines has 7.1 as of 2024.
live with 99.3% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Philippines withdraws 28% as of 2022.
use 94.4% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Philippines uses 925 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 93.7% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Philippines emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Philippines, it causes 92.0 as of 2019.
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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