Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 35.8% more likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 85.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kuwait, on the other hand, 7.4 children do as of 2022.
have 39.9% more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kuwait, there are 17.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.1% more likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.5% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 40.4% more on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.4% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Kuwait, that number is 499 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kuwait: At a glance
How big is Kuwait compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.