Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Turkey instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 28.8% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 28.8% of people as of 2024.
live 7.2 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Turkey, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024.
see 31.1% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Turkey spends $1,769 as of 2023.
be 16.5% more likely to die by suicide
Kuwait has a suicide rate of 2.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Turkey, it is 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Turkey, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 42.4% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Turkey, the GDP per capita is $18,599 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.5% 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 Turkey, 15.0 women do as of 2023.
be 14.3% 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 Turkey, on the other hand, 8.0 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.2% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Turkey, about 89.8% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 51.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Turkey spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 13.7% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Turkey, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 14.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Turkey, that number is 7,200 km.
Safety
be 29.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Turkey, they kill 6.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 12.9 times more likely to be murdered
Kuwait has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Turkey, that number is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 23.2 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Turkey has 23.4 as of 2024.
live with 98.8% less strain on fresh water
Kuwait withdraws 3850% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Turkey withdraws 48% as of 2022.
use 77.4% less electricity
Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Turkey uses 3,731 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 13.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kuwait, air pollution causes 45.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Turkey, it causes 39.0 as of 2019.
emit 77.3% less CO2
Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Turkey emits 5.4 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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