Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years less
In Iceland, 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.
be 73.1% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Iceland, 3.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
make 11.2% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $55,600 as of 2022, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 38.9% more children
In Iceland, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kuwait, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kuwait, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 14.3% less on education
Iceland spends 7.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.4% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 90.0% less coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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 Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.