Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Russia, you would:
Health
live 11.1 years longer
In Russia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (68 years for men, 79 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 89.2% less likely to die by suicide
Russia has a suicide rate of 21.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Russia, 17.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 19.9% less spent on your healthcare
Russia spends $3,204 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 55.5% fewer doctors per person
Russia has 51.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
make 84.2% more money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $17,547 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 19.3% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 70.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 4.1 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 29.5% less on healthcare
Russia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 54.8% more on education
Russia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 96.3% less likely to be murdered
Russia has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 13.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Russia, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 2.3 times more electricity
Russia uses 7,285 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 96.3% less home broadband
Russia has 27.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 934.6 times more strain on fresh water
Russia withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 15.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Russia, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 69.3% more CO2
Russia emits 14.0 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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