Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 3.5 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 90.5% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kuwait, that number is 37.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.5% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Kuwait, the GDP per capita is $49,400 as of 2022.
be 72.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kuwait, that number is 2.2% as of 2022.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 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 Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kuwait, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kuwait, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 34.4% less on healthcare
Italy 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 53.5% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kuwait spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 93.4% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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 Italy? See an in-depth size comparison.