Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Russia instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 39.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Russia, that number is 23.1% of people as of 2016.
be 12.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kuwait, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Russia, that number is 1.2% of people as of 2017.
live 6.7 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Russia, that number is 72 years (67 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.7% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Russia, the GDP per capita is $39,800 as of 2023.
be 60.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Russia, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
Life
be 13.6% 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 Russia, on the other hand, 6.4 children do as of 2022.
be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Russia, 14.0 women do as of 2020.
have 52.0% fewer children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Russia, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Russia, about 88.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 43.9% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Russia spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Kuwait spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Russia, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.5 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Russia, that number is 37,653 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Russia: At a glance
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