Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 64.1% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 55.0% more money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 79.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 78.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 19.3% more likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 43.5% more on education
Poland spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.4% more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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 Poland? See an in-depth size comparison.