Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Greece instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.3% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Greece, that number is 24.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 35.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Greece, the GDP per capita is $31,700 as of 2022.
be 5.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Greece, that number is 12.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 52.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Greece, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 57.7% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Greece, there are 7.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Greece, about 78.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Greece spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 50.8% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Greece, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 27.4 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Greece, that number is 13,676 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Greece: At a glance
How big is Greece compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.