Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Texas instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Texas, that number is 76 years (76 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 37.9% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Texas, the GDP per capita is $70,071 as of 2024.
be 87.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Texas, that number is 3.9% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
