Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Hong Kong, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Hong Kong, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 47.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Hong Kong, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kuwait, that number is 2.1% as of 2023.
make 21.1% less money
Hong Kong has a GDP per capita of $64,400 as of 2023, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $50,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Hong Kong, there are approximately 7.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Hong Kong, approximately 2.5 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 65.0% more on education
Hong Kong spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.9% less coastline
Hong Kong has a total of 733 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 Hong Kong? See an in-depth size comparison.