Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 4.8 years longer
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
have 39.9% more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
be 29.8% less likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 22.6% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
Economy
be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 63.3% more money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 78.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Panama, approximately 37.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 41.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Panama, approximately 12.0 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.
have 36.9% fewer children
In Panama, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 37.4% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 40.5% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.6 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 80.0% less coastline
Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 97.9% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 26.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 6.1 times more electricity
Panama uses 2,715 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 94.4% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 4278.3 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.6 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 8.6 times more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Kuwait: At a glance
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