Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 71.5% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.5 times more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,900 as of 2019.
be 90.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 11.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 1.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 60.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kuwait, 12.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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 27.4% more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 14.0 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 22.2% more likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kuwait, about 99.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 42.7% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kuwait, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 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 Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.