Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years longer
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 45.1% more spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
be 14.1% less likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 40.5% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 74.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
make 73.7% more money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $32,312 as of 2025.
Life
be 46.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, 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.
be 12.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 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 11.4% more likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 15.9% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 93.1% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 92.3% less likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 41.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 4.4 times more electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 95.7% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 80.4 times more strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% 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 Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.4 times more CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 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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Kuwait: At a glance
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