Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 78.1% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 23.4 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 97.0% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $50,800 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 9.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kuwait, 2.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 88.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 11.6 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 51.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Somalia, 49% of the population do as of 2022.
be 85.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% 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 Somalia, 84% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 95.5% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Kuwait? See an in-depth size comparison.