Quality of life comparison

be 74.7% less likely to be obese

In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 33.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 17.0 years less

In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 87.8% less money

Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 9.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

have 64.0% more children

In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 40.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.5% less likely to be literate

In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 6.5 times more 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 49.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, 51% of the population do as of 2022.

be 67.9% less likely to have internet access

In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 84% of people do as of 2020.

spend 31.8% less on education

Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.6% less on healthcare

Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 66.1% less coastline

Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.