Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 17.3 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 61.0% more likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 40.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 34.9% less spent on your healthcare
Kuwait spends $2,567 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 40.8% fewer doctors per person
Kuwait has 22.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 33.3% less access to essential health services
Kuwait scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 81.3% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $32,312 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 21.2 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.4 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.8% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 99.5% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 5.5 times more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.2% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 94.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Kuwait, road accidents kill 9.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 4.5 times more home broadband
Kuwait has 1.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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