Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 33.0% of people as of 2024.
be 74.5% less likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Syria, it is 0.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 12.0 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Syria, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024.
see 95.2% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Syria spends $122 as of 2023.
have 33.1% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Syria has 15.2 as of 2021.
have 17.9% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Syria scores 64 as of 2021.
Economy
be 6.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Syria, that number is 13.6% as of 2025.
make 96.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $1,057 as of 2022.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more 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 Syria, 20.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more 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 Syria, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 88% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 53.4% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 45.4% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Syria, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 61.3% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
Safety
be 3.2 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Syria, they kill 29.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 6.8 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Syria has 6.9 as of 2023.
live with 96.8% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Syria withdraws 124% as of 2022.
use 94.8% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Syria uses 854 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 94.6% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Syria emits 1.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 84.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Syria, it causes 83.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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Syria: At a glance
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