Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
live 9.9 years longer
In Ukraine, the average life expectancy is 75 years (70 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.
see 85.7% more spent on your healthcare
Ukraine spends $1,382 per person on healthcare as of 2021 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kuwait spends $2,567 as of 2023.
be 89.1% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, it is 2.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 77.2% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kuwait, that number is 40.4% of people as of 2024.
have 35.6% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Kuwait has 22.7 as of 2020.
Economy
make 5.5 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 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 Ukraine, 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.
have 83.2% more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 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 21.3% more likely to have internet access
In Ukraine, approximately 82.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2025.
Expenditures
spend 39.5% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Kuwait, that number is 5.0% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 25.3% more on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kuwait spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 82.1% less coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
Safety
be 93.4% less likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kuwait, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 12.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kuwait, they kill 9.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 6.6 times more electricity
Ukraine uses 2,516 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kuwait uses 16,496 kWh as of 2023.
find 95.3% less home broadband
Ukraine has 21.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kuwait has 1.0 as of 2023.
live with 611.2 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kuwait withdraws 3850% as of 2022.
Environment
be 31.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kuwait, it causes 45.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.6 times more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 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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