Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Africa instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Africa, that number is 28.3% of people as of 2016.
be 191.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In South Africa, that number is 19.1% of people as of 2020.
live 13.8 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In South Africa, that number is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 77.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in South Africa, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
be 25.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In South Africa, that number is 28.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 9.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Africa, 119.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In South Africa, on the other hand, 25.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 29.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Africa, about 70.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 65.5% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Africa, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In South Africa, that number is 2,798 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Africa: At a glance
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