Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
be 84.8% less likely to die by suicide
Latvia has a suicide rate of 15.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 81.2% more likely to be obese
In Latvia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 15.4% less spent on your healthcare
Latvia spends $3,034 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 33.1% fewer doctors per person
Latvia has 34.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 66.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 22.8% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $26,312 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 57.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 45.2% more children
In Latvia, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 2.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.0 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on healthcare
Latvia spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 49.1% more on education
Latvia spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 90.0% less likely to be murdered
Latvia has a homicide rate of 2.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
Infrastructure
use 4.4 times more electricity
Latvia uses 3,768 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.1% less home broadband
Latvia has 25.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 3775.0 times more strain on fresh water
Latvia withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 12.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Latvia, air pollution causes 40.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 6.5 times more CO2
Latvia emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019). How we calculate this
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