Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 56.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 17.6% of people as of 2024.
see 24.8% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Russia spends $3,204 as of 2023.
have 2.2 times more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Russia has 51.1 as of 2022.
live 11.1 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Russia, that number is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 9.3 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Russia, it is 21.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 45.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $17,547 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.4% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 4.1 children do as of 2024.
have 16.2% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Russia spends 4.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 41.9% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 7.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
Safety
be 27.1 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 15.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Russia, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 26.9 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Russia has 27.1 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. Russia withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 55.8% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Russia uses 7,285 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Russia, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.9% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Russia emits 14.0 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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