Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Malaysia, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Malaysia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to be obese
In Malaysia, 15.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 89.0% more money
Malaysia has a GDP per capita of $26,400 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 66.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Malaysia, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 58.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malaysia, approximately 29.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
have 22.2% more children
In Malaysia, there are approximately 14.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Malaysia, approximately 6.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.0% more likely to have internet access
In Malaysia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on education
Malaysia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 44.7% more on healthcare
Malaysia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 89.3% less coastline
Malaysia has a total of 4,675 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Malaysia? See an in-depth size comparison.