Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 73.5% less likely to die by suicide
Spain has a suicide rate of 8.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Spain, 15.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
see 48.0% less spent on your healthcare
Spain spends $4,935 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 47.1% fewer doctors per person
Spain has 42.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
be 79.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 10.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 16.3% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $38,627 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.2% more children
In Spain, there are approximately 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.6 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 46.2% less on healthcare
Spain spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 40.3% more on education
Spain spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 89.9% less coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 63.8% less likely to be murdered
Spain has a homicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Spain, road accidents kill 3.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 3.2 times more electricity
Spain uses 5,196 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 97.4% less home broadband
Spain has 39.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 89.0 times more strain on fresh water
Spain withdraws 43% 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 Spain, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 5.2 times more CO2
Spain emits 4.5 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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