Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 49.8% more likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 50.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
make 56.0% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 57.7% more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 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 Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kuwait, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 11.3% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kuwait, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.5% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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 Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.