Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Malta, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 64.3% less likely to die by suicide
Malta has a suicide rate of 6.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 32.0% more likely to be obese
In Malta, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 55.0% less spent on your healthcare
Malta spends $5,706 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 49.6% fewer doctors per person
Malta has 45.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 24.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 32.6% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $47,907 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 30.1% more children
In Malta, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 48.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.7 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 43.9% less on healthcare
Malta spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 36.7% more on education
Malta spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 55.4% less likely to be murdered
Malta has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 4.8 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Malta, road accidents kill 1.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.3 times more electricity
Malta uses 5,013 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.7% less home broadband
Malta has 44.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 53.0 times more strain on fresh water
Malta withdraws 73% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Malta, air pollution causes 21.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.4 times more CO2
Malta emits 3.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait emits 23.7 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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Kuwait: At a glance
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