Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 30.7% more likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 40.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 43.4% more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kuwait, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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.
Expenditures
spend 41.1% less on healthcare
Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 98.1% less coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 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 Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.