Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
live 4.5 years longer
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.2% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 30.9% more money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $66,500 as of 2023.
be 71.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iceland, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 57.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 77.8% 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 Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 28.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 52.4% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 10.0 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
How big is Iceland compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.