Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 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 79.9% less likely to die by suicide
Portugal has a suicide rate of 11.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Portugal, 18.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 47.9% less spent on your healthcare
Portugal spends $4,928 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 61.2% fewer doctors per person
Portugal has 58.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
have 11.4% less access to essential health services
Portugal scores 88 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
Economy
be 64.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
have 26.8% more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 13.0% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 88.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 41.5% more on education
Portugal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 72.2% less coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 65.3% less likely to be murdered
Portugal has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 27.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Portugal, road accidents kill 7.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.1 times more electricity
Portugal uses 5,294 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.8% less home broadband
Portugal has 45.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 312.5 times more strain on fresh water
Portugal withdraws 12% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 4.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Portugal, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.1 times more CO2
Portugal emits 3.3 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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