Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 78.8% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 31.0% more money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,400 as of 2022.
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kuwait, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 19.2% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 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 Estonia? See an in-depth size comparison.