Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Singapore instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 58.0% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 17.0% of people as of 2024.
see 2.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Singapore spends $6,551 as of 2023.
have 24.7% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Singapore has 28.3 as of 2022.
have 14.1% more access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Singapore scores 89 as of 2021.
live 1.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Singapore, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Singapore, it is 8.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $98,814 as of 2025.
be 29.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Singapore, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
be 25.0% 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 Singapore, 6.0 women do as of 2023.
be 68.6% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 2.2 children do as of 2024.
have 26.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 66.0% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Singapore spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 61.3% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 72.0% less likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 79.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Singapore, they kill 1.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 27.5 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Singapore has 27.8 as of 2024.
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Singapore withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 40.9% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Singapore uses 9,750 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 48.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Singapore, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 58.8% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Singapore emits 9.8 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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