Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Finland, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years less
In Finland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 70.7% more likely to be obese
In Finland, 22.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Finland, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 2.1% as of 2023.
make 11.7% less money
Finland has a GDP per capita of $57,500 as of 2023, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $50,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 71.6% more children
In Finland, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Finland, approximately 2.1 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 34.4% less on healthcare
Finland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 11.9% more on education
Finland spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 60.1% less coastline
Finland has a total of 1,250 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 Finland? See an in-depth size comparison.