Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years less
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 85.8% more likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 61.8% more children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Netherlands, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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.
Expenditures
spend 45.5% less on healthcare
Netherlands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 22.2% more on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.6% more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.