Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Qatar, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Qatar, the average life expectancy is 83 years (82 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.
be 50.9% less likely to die by suicide
Qatar has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 11.5% less spent on your healthcare
Qatar spends $2,901 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 24.8% fewer doctors per person
Qatar has 30.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 16.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Qatar, 0.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 55.4% less money
Qatar has a GDP per capita of $72,525 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Qatar, approximately 4.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 45.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Qatar, approximately 4.8 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 96.8% more on healthcare
Qatar spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 11.4% less coastline
Qatar has a total of 563 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 3.6 times more likely to be murdered
Qatar has a homicide rate of 0.1 per 100,000 people as of 2022. 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 Qatar, 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
find 91.5% less home broadband
Qatar has 11.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 8.9 times more strain on fresh water
Qatar withdraws 431% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
use 17.4% less electricity
Qatar uses 19,963 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 50.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Qatar, air pollution causes 91.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 50.0% less CO2
Qatar emits 47.3 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), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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Kuwait: At a glance
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