Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 59.5% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 16.4% of people as of 2024.
live 8.0 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Thailand, that number is 77 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.4% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Thailand spends $1,067 as of 2023.
have 76.2% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Thailand has 5.4 as of 2021.
be 7.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Thailand, it is 16.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 64.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Thailand, that number is 0.8% as of 2025.
make 75.1% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $8,057 as of 2025.
Life
be 4.2 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 Thailand, 34.0 women do as of 2023.
be 10.0% 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 19.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Thailand spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
Safety
be 2.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Thailand, they kill 25.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 14.7 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Thailand has 14.9 as of 2024.
live with 99.4% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Thailand withdraws 23% as of 2022.
use 82.0% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Thailand uses 2,965 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 35.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Thailand, it causes 29.0 as of 2019.
emit 83.3% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Thailand emits 4.0 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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