Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Italy instead of Kuwait, you would:

Health

live 3.5 years longer

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 47.5% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Italy, that number is 19.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 10.3% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,400 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.

be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.

Life

be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 57.5% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 59.4% fewer children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 34.8% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Italy spends 4.3% 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 Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 15.2 times more coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Italy, that number is 7,600 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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