Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 12.0 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 85 years (84 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024.
see 21.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Syria spends $122 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
have 49.4% more doctors per person
Syria has 15.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2021. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
have 21.9% more access to essential health services
Syria scores 64 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kuwait scores 78 as of 2021.
be 22.5% more likely to be obese
In Syria, 33.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to die by suicide
Syria has a suicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 83.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 13.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 30.6 times more money
Syria has a GDP per capita of $1,057 as of 2022, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 60.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 20.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kuwait, 8.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Syria, approximately 17.7 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.
have 56.7% fewer children
In Syria, there are approximately 23.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 13.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 88% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 83.0% more on healthcare
Syria spends 2.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 69.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Syria, road accidents kill 29.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 19.3 times more electricity
Syria uses 854 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 85.3% less home broadband
Syria has 6.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 31.0 times more strain on fresh water
Syria withdraws 124% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 45.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Syria, air pollution causes 83.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 18.6 times more CO2
Syria emits 1.3 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 (2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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