Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sweden instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 56.7% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Sweden, that number is 17.5% of people as of 2024.
see 3.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sweden spends $7,770 as of 2024.
have 93.9% more doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Sweden has 44.1 as of 2021.
be 6.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sweden, it is 13.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 95.4% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $63,133 as of 2025.
be 4.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sweden, that number is 8.7% as of 2025.
Life
be 50.0% 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 Sweden, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 71.4% 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 Sweden, on the other hand, 2.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sweden spends 7.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 11.2% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 6.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Sweden, that number is 3,218 km.
Safety
be 77.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sweden, they kill 2.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.6 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 1.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 40.2 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Sweden has 40.6 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. Sweden withdraws 4% as of 2022.
use 25.9% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Sweden uses 12,226 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 82.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sweden, it causes 8.0 as of 2019.
emit 84.9% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sweden emits 3.6 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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