Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
see 92.3% more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Spain spends $4,935 as of 2023.
have 88.9% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 3.8 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 19.5% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Spain, the GDP per capita is $38,627 as of 2025.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 62.5% 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 Spain, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 62.9% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
have 35.1% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.7% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 85.9% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 9.9 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 62.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 38.8 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Spain has 39.2 as of 2024.
live with 98.9% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 68.5% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 77.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 80.9% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 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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